Aboukir

English Alternative forms en Abukir, en Abu Qir Etymology From Egyptian en ar أَبُو قِير, from the Arabic name of the Egyptian Copt Cyrus and John Cyrus, ar قِير. Pronunciation en /ˌɑ.buˈkɪɹ/ US, (see "Abukir") /ˌæb.uˈkɪɹ/, /əˈbu.kɚ/ Proper noun 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 village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt Portuguese: pt Aboukir f, pt Abuquir f bay outside the village of Aboukir Portuguese: pt Aboukir f, pt Abuquir f References 4 Anagrams en abikoru kabouri French Proper noun en Aboukir, a village and bay in Egypt site of two iconic battles of the French military Portuguese Alternative forms pt Abuquir Pronunciation Proper noun f pt village on the Mediterranean coast of c/Egypt Aboukir pt bay outside the village of Aboukir Aboukir