el alamein

1. 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

   Broadervillage

   Part ofEgypt
2. 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

   SynonymsAl AlamaynBattle of El Alamein

   Broaderpitched battle

   Part ofWorld War II

   Egypt

Questions about el alamein

What does el alamein mean?

el alamein means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for el alamein?

Close synonyms include Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is el alamein a common word?

el alamein is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.