Aboukir

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US/ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/

proper noun

A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.

OriginArabic أَبُو قِير →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Abukir · alternative Abu Qir

  1. A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures.
  2. A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by Horatio Nelson defeated the French in the Battle of the Nile.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبُو قِير
  2. EnglishAboukir

From Egyptian Arabic أَبُو قِير (ʔabū qīr), from the Arabic name of the Egyptian Copt Cyrus, قِير (qīr).

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Translations

Portuguese Aboukir, Abuquir
  • Aboukirvillage on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt
  • Abuquirvillage on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt
  • Aboukirbay outside the village of Aboukir
  • Abuquirbay outside the village of Aboukir

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kabouri
Cite this entry
APA

Aboukir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aboukir

MLA

“Aboukir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aboukir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aboukir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aboukir.

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