Synonyms of el alamein

Noun


1. El Alamein

usage: a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942

2. El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein

usage: a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel

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