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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSUAN

Assuan  [ɑːsˈwɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSUAN

noun
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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
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Assuan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSUAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Assuan

Aswan

Aswan, formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dams on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract. The modern city has expanded and includes the formerly separate community on the island of Elephantine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSUAN


Assouan
ɑːsˈwɑːn
Aswan
ɑːsˈwɑːn
deewan
dɪˈwɑːn
dewan
dɪˈwɑːn
diwan
dɪˈwɑːn
guan
ɡwɑːn
hwan
hwɑːn
Jawan
dʒəˈwɑːn
Kwangchowan
ˈkwæŋˈtʃaʊˈwɑːn
macedoine
ˌmæsɪˈdwɑːn
Qairwan
kaɪəˈwɑːn
Sichuan
ˈsɪtʃwɑːn
Szechuan
ˈsɪtʃwɑːn
Szechwan
ˌseɪˈtʃwɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Tsingyuan
ˈtsɪŋˈjwɑːn
Yinchuan
ˈjɪnˈtʃwɑːn
Yinchwan
ˈjɪnˈtʃwɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSUAN

Assumption Day

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSUAN

Antiguan
Don Juan
duan
gargantuan
Kairouan
Labuan
lauan
Nauruan
Nicaraguan
Papuan
renminbi yuan
San Juan
Siouan
taguan
t´ai chi ch´uan
Taiyuan
tuan
Tuvaluan
Wan-ch´uan
yuan

Synonyms and antonyms of Assuan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Assuan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSUAN

Find out the translation of Assuan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Assuan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Assuan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Assuan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Assuan
570 millions of speakers

English

Assuan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Assuan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Асуан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Assuan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Assuan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Assouan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Assuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Assuan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アスワン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Assuan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assuan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Assuan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Assuan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असुआन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Assuan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Assuan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Asuan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Асуан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Assuan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ασουάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Assuan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Assuan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Assuan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Assuan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSUAN»

The term «Assuan» is regularly used and occupies the 56.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSUAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Assuan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSUAN»

Discover the use of Assuan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Assuan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Abu Simbel, Assuan E i Templi Della Nubia. Ediz. Inglese
With exhaustive information, superb full-colour photography, and detailed illustrations and accurate maps, the New Millennium Collection is perfect for those who want to know more about the history and art of the regions, cities, and ...
Giovanna Magi, 2007
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The Journal of hygiene
1912 IQIO I'M- Province (Mudiria) Assiut Assiut Assiut Assiut Assiut Assiut Kena Assuan Assuan Assuan Assuan Assuan Assuan District (Markaz) Assiut Assiut Abnoub Abnoub Abnoub Assiut Kous Assuan Assuan Assuan Assuan Assuan ...
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, 1914
3
Nile Reservoirs: Appendices
The drop of the Assuan Cataract in winter has been taken as 4 metres (I regret I did not level it), and the slope south of Assuan as 1/13000. With these data. I l. The R.L. of the water surface at Kom Ombo (43 kilometres north of A ssuan) on the ...
Egypt. Wizārat al-Ashghāl al-ʻUmūmīyah, 1892
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Bulletin
Map showing the Assuan dam across the Nile 52 XX. The Assuan dam 52 XXI. Western end of Assuan dam from downstream, January 7, 1902 52 XNII. Kig. 1. — Cast-iron lining for sluiceways being put in place at the Assuan dam. Fig. 2.
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Egyptian Irrigation: A Study of Irrigation Methods and ...
Map showing the Assuan dam across the Nile 52 XX. The Assuan dam 52 XXI. Western end of Assuan dam from downstream, January 7, 1902 52 XXII. Fig. 1. — Cast-iron lining for sluiceways being put in place at the Assuan dam. Fig. 2.
Clarence Thomas Johnston, 1903
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Queer Things about Egypt
CHAPTER XXXIII Assuan, the City of the Idle Wealthy ASSUAN is the city of the idle wealthy, and the Egyptians and Swiss who live on them. It is also the city of the ideal winter, where those, whose lungs are wrecks, can lengthen their lives.
Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, 1911
7
Egypt and the English, Showing British Public Opinion in ...
ASSUAN. Assuan is the place where the most luxurious of the people who dread the cold love to spend the cruel months between Christmas and Easter. It is a curious fact that Assuan, one of the most beautiful places on the Nile, should of all ...
Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, 1908
8
Report on Perennial Irrigation and Flood Protection for Egypt
Between Assuan and Cairo, previous to 1890, we had little control over the flood since the canals and escapes in Upper Egypt had no masonry regulating works and the Nile in high flood did very much what it liked. Since 1890 however, the ...
Egypt. Wizārat al-Ashghāl al-ʻUmūmīyah, 1894
9
Bulletin
Map showing the Assuan dam across the Nile 52 XX. The Assuan dam 52 XXI. Western end of Assuan dam from downstream, January 7, 1902 52 XXII. Fig. 1. — Cast-iron lining for sluiceways being put in place at the Assuan dam. Fig. 2.
United States. Office of Experiment Stations, 1903
10
England in Egypt
PINING FOR THE FLOOD 223 poor are united in one common solicitude : What is the news from Assuan ?* Has the river risen ? Is it not later than usual ? Does it not look like a bad year ? Will it ever rise sufficiently to save the cotton ? One day  ...
Alfred Milner Milner (Viscount), 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSUAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Assuan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
STORIE DE PAPI – EFFETTI COLLATERALI di VITTORIANO SATTA
Tra le sue opere anche gli ampliamenti dei musei egizi di Assuan e di Luxor realizzati con Costantino Dardi. È stato allievo al liceo romano ... «La Gazzetta dello Sport, Apr 15»
2
Would You Pass Thomas Edison's Employment Test?
Where is the Assuan Dam? If any of these questions give you pause, we have bad news—you'd probably fail Thomas Edison's employment ... «Smithsonian, Mar 15»
3
Cosa vedere a Torino: 4 idee per il weekend
... II e il tempio di Thutmosi III, trasportato dall'Egitto e ricomposto a Torino per salvaguardarlo dopo la costruzione della diga di Assuan. «Buzznews portale di notizie, Nov 14»
4
For $5600 This 1981 VW Westfalia Is Pure Camp
I can't decide if the actual color of this Westie is Assuan Brown or Brite Orange, but I'm leaning toward the latter. Advertisement. For $5,600 This ... «Jalopnik, Nov 14»
5
Investment plans as guests return
Berlin no longer cautions against Nile cruises or travelling to the archaeological sites in the southern Nile region between Luxor and Assuan ... «fvw.com, Oct 14»
6
Buon compleanno Totti, con te (la) Roma è magica
... in seguito alla costruzione della grande diga di Assuan sul Nilo, alla costruzione dello stadio di San Siro. I rapporti con la Roma si fanno tesi. «Calcio Fanpage, Sep 14»
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Lt Colonel Zainuddin leaves 20th RAMD, Zamri takes over as …
... Yusof Mohamad, Warrant Officer 1 Norazman Awang, Operation officer Major Roslaini Bujang and Company Officer Major Jumali Assuan. «The Borneo Post, Dec 13»
8
Army still relevant in peace time — Commander
... battalion commanding officer Lt Col Zainuddin Bahari and Rozita Mohamad Jamil, parade commander Major Jumali Assuan and Warrant ... «The Borneo Post, Dec 13»
9
Egypt: Travel firms cancel holidays as violence escalates
Travellers are especially being warned to avoid Cairo and the main tourist centres in Egypt, such as Luxor, Assuan and the Nile Delta. «BBC News, Aug 13»
10
"Nile Project": Wie eine Gruppe von Musikern den Nil retten will
Es ist ein warmer Tag in Assuan, der südlichsten Stadt Ägyptens, rund 250 Kilometer von der sudanesischen Grenze entfernt, ein sanfter Wind ... «DIE WELT, Feb 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Assuan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/assuan>. Apr 2024 ».
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