suez
suez Lexical Profile
• noun
The Suez Canal, a vital artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
"When a massive container ship ran aground, the blockage of the Suez caused unprecedented delays in the global supply chain."
A major seaport city in northeastern Egypt, situated at the northern tip of the Gulf of Suez and the southern terminus of the Suez Canal.
"The engineers traveled to Suez to oversee the maintenance of the port's shipping infrastructure."
Word Nuance & Usage
While originally referring to the Egyptian city, 'Suez' is most frequently used in global contexts as a metonym for the Suez Canal or in historical reference to the 1956 Suez Crisis.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From the Arabic السويس (as-Suways), the name of the Egyptian seaport city located at the northern terminus of the Gulf of Suez.
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