suez canal zone

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von suez canal zone im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The territory, stretching around the course of the Suez Canal (built and administered by the Suez Canal Company), of which Britain took full control (appointing governors in Port Suez, also the posting of British (Vice) Consuls) from 14 November 1936 until its return to Egypt in 1956

Silbentrennung

Su·ez ca·nal zone

Türkische aussprache

suez kınäl zōn

Synonyme

canal zone

Aussprache

/ˈso͞oez kəˈnal ˈzōn/ /ˈsuːɛz kəˈnæl ˈzoʊn/

Etymologie

() Suez (in Egypt) + canal (from Latin canalis 'pipe, canal', from canna 'reed') + zone (from Latin zona, from Ancient Greek)