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straits of tiran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
strait-s of ti-ran
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the Arabian Peninsula, which contains the Island of Tiran, that separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the main body of the Red Sea.

name

Synonym of Tiran Strait A strait in the Red Sea, Asia. The westernmost strait of these straits, between Tiran and Sinai.

Etymology

From strait + Tiran. From Tiran Island.

Inflected Forms

Tiran Strait (alternative) Tiran Straits (alternative) Strait of Tiran (alternative)

Synonyms

Tiran Strait A strait in the Red Sea Asia

Questions

What does straits of tiran mean?
A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the Arabian Peninsula, which contains the Island of Tiran, that separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the main body of the Red Sea.
Where does straits of tiran come from?
From strait + Tiran. From Tiran Island.

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