Suez

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/ˈsuː.ɛz/

proper noun

A city in northeastern Egypt.

OriginArabic السُّوَيْس →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in northeastern Egypt.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Suez Canal: the canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
  3. A governorate of Egypt around the city and canal.

Origin

  1. Arabicالسُّوَيْس
  2. Arabicالسُّوَيْس
  3. EnglishSuez

Borrowed from Arabic السُّوَيْس (as-suways).

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Translations

Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس
  • اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways)Suez, Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 蘇伊士 /苏伊士
  • 蘇伊士 /苏伊士 (Sūyīshì)Suez, Egypt
Czech Suez
  • SuezSuez, Egypt
Finnish Suez
  • SuezSuez, Egypt
French Suez
  • SuezSuez, Egypt
Greek Σουέζ
  • Σουέζ (Souéz)Suez, Egypt
Hebrew סואץ
  • סואץSuez, Egypt
Hindi स्वेज़
  • स्वेज़ (svez)Suez, Egypt
Hungarian Szuez
  • SzuezSuez, Egypt
Japanese スエズ
  • スエズ (Suezu)Suez, Egypt
Korean 수에즈
  • 수에즈 (Suejeu)Suez, Egypt
Persian سوئز
  • سوئز (su'ez)Suez, Egypt
Polish Suez
  • SuezSuez, Egypt
Portuguese Suez
  • SuezSuez, Egypt
Russian Суэ́ц
  • Суэ́ц (Suéc)Suez, Egypt
Spanish Suez
  • SuezSuez, Egypt
Turkish Süveyş
  • SüveyşSuez, Egypt

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ZeusSuze
Cite this entry
APA

Suez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suez

MLA

“Suez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suez. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Suez,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suez.

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