English Explanatory Dictionary

Tiran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
  2. Ellipsis of Tiran Strait: a strait in the Red Sea, Asia, between this island and the Sinai.
  3. Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran: a straits in the Red Sea, Asia, between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.

Word forms

Tiran Thiran

Etymology

From Arabic تيران.

Synonyms

Iotaba Iotaba Island Iotabe Iotabe Island Island of Iotaba Island of Iotabe Island of Tiran Island of Yotvat Tiran Island Yotvat Yotvat Island Tiran Straits Straits of Tiran Tiran Strait Strait of Tiran

Derived words

Island of Tiran Strait of Tiran Straits of Tiran Tiran Island Tiran Strait Tiran Straits

Translations

Arabic: تيران Hebrew: טיראן
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