United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic

A former union (founded 1958) of Egypt and Syria, confederated with Yemen in the United Arab States. The union and the confederation collapsed in 1961, but Egypt retained the name United Arab Republic until 1971.

United Arab Republic

n (Placename) the official name (1958–71) of Egypt

Unit′ed Ar′ab Repub′lic

n. 1. a name given the union of Egypt and Syria from 1958 to 1961. 2. the official name of Egypt from 1961 to 1971. Abbr.: U.A.R. Compare Egypt.

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United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BCArab Republic of Egypt, EgyptAl Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein, El Alamein - a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under RommelAswan High Dam, High Dam - one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egyptal-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, Islamic Group - a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule"al-Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest, Islamic Jihad - an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells; "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"Arab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperationOPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleumMiddle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"Sinai Peninsula, Sinai - a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red SeaLower Egypt - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile deltaUpper Egypt - one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to SudanEl Iskandriyah, Alexandria - the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient EgyptAssouan, Assuan, Aswan - an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearbyAl Qahira, capital of Egypt, Egyptian capital, El Qahira, Cairo - the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the PharaohsEl Alamein - a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942El Giza, Giza, Gizeh - an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the SphinxMemphis - an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)El-Aksur, Luxor - a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around ThebesThebes - an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombsSakkara, Saqqara, Saqqarah - a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramidsSuez - a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez CanalSuez Canal - a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean SeaArabian Desert, Eastern Desert - a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red SeaLibyan Desert - the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and SudanAfrica - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian OceanLake Nasser, Nasser - lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at AswanNile, Nile River - the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilizationEgyptian - a native or inhabitant of Egypt