Kantara

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proper noun

Former name of El Qantara, Egypt, used by the British.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Former name of El Qantara, Egypt, used by the British.

    The train left Kantara on time, behind No. 850, crawled along the Suez Canal and over the bridge, and stalled on the climb for El Firdan to El Qirsh, arriving at Ismailia 30 min. late.

    1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Stanier 2-8-0s in Egypt”, in Railway Magazine, page 54

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Anagrams

Tarakan
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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