tiran

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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5
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5

Definition of tiran

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
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name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Tiran Strait: a strait in the Red Sea, Asia, between this island and the Sinai.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran: a straits in the Red Sea, Asia, between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.

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Etymology

From Arabic تيران.

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