TIRAN

Meaning of TIRAN in English

/ti rahn"/ , n.

1. Strait of , a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.

2. an island in this strait, belonging to Saudi Arabia.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TIRAN — n. strait located between the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea; male first name
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