Ismailia

[ is-mey-uh-lee-uh, -mahy-uh- ]

/ ˌɪs meɪ əˈli ə, -maɪ ə- /

noun

a city and seaport at the midpoint of the Suez Canal, in NE Egypt.

Also Ismaʿiliya.

Example sentences from the Web for ismailia

These vessels arrived at Ismailia in the evening of the same day.

The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle
The Ismailia was struck with a shell, but I hear is not seriously damaged.

The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 |Charles Royle
A smaller column detached from this force was sighted in the hills east of Ismailia Ferry.

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 |Various
They were a happy, hard-working unit, and showed rare skill and adaptability in making a series of bridges at Ismailia.

Australia in Arms |Phillip F.E. Schuler

We passed Chaloux and reached Ismailia just at nine o'clock, not without considerable effort on the part of the pilot.

A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' |Annie Allnut Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for ismailia

Ismailia

/ (ˌɪzmaɪˈlɪə) /

noun

a city in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: founded in 1863 by the former Suez Canal Company; devastated by Israeli troops in the October War (1973). Pop: 299 000 (2005 est)

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