Aboukir

== English == === Alternative forms === Abukir, Abu Qir === Etymology === From Egyptian Arabic أَبُو قِير (ʔabū qīr), from the Arabic name of the Egyptian Copt Cyrus, قِير (qīr). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/, /ˌæb.uˈkɪɹ/, /əˈbu.kɚ/ === Proper noun === Aboukir A village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt which contains several ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman structures. A bay outside this village, at the mouth of the Nile, where on 1 August 1798 a British fleet led by Horatio Nelson defeated the French in the Battle of the Nile. ==== Translations ==== === References === Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 4 === Anagrams === kabouri == French == === Proper noun === Aboukir ? Aboukir, a village and bay in Egypt site of two iconic battles of the French military == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Abuquir === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Aboukir f Aboukir (a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt) Aboukir (a bay outside the village of Aboukir)