noun
1. 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
• Part Holonyms: ↑Egypt, ↑Arab Republic of Egypt, ↑United Arab Republic
2. a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
• Syn: ↑Al Alamayn, ↑Battle of El Alamein
• Regions: ↑Egypt, ↑Arab Republic of Egypt, ↑United Arab Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
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/el ah'lah mayn", -ah'leuh-/
a town on the N coast of Egypt, ab. 70 mi. (113 km) W of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942. Also called Alamein.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.