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单词 aqaba
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Aqaba

[ ah-kuh-buh, ak-uh- ]
/ ˈɑ kə bə, ˈæk ə- /

noun

a seaport in southwestern Jordan, at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 100 miles (160 km) long.
Also A·ka·ba .

Origin of Aqaba

First recorded in 1905–10; from Arabic; shortening of al-ʿaqabat Aylah “the mountain pass of Aylah”

Words nearby Aqaba

apx., apyrase, apyretic, apyrexia, AQ, Aqaba, aq. bull., aq. comm., aq. dest., aq. ferv., Aqmola
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Example sentences from the Web for Aqaba

  • The school, the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts in Aqaba, opened in September of this year to no publicity at all.

    Hollywood Brokers Mideast Peace|Sharon Waxman|October 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Aqaba

Aqaba

Akaba

/ (ˈækəbə) /

noun

the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba . Pop: 80 790 (2004)
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