Nasser

[ nah-ser, nas-er ]

/ ˈnɑ sər, ˈnæs ər /

noun

Ga·mal Ab·del

[guh-mahl ab-doo l, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl, dʒə-/,1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.

Lake, a reservoir in SE Egypt, formed in the Nile River S of the Aswan High Dam; S part, in N Sudan, named Lake Nubia. About 300 miles (500 km) long; 6 miles (10 km) wide.

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According to its spokesman, the Nasser Salahuddin Brigades are the third-largest paramilitary group in Gaza.

A Who’s Who of Iran’s Favorite Palestinian Terrorists |IranWire |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, and Hamza al-Ghamdi stayed with him, along with a handful of Saudi guards.

Meet al Qaeda’s New General Manager: Nasser al-Wuhayshi |Eli Lake |August 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Government spokesman Nasser al-Mana'a insisted the government had no choice but to attack and had used proportionate violence.

Ex-Gaddafi Stronghold Surrenders to Pro-Government Forces |Jamie Dettmer |October 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Had the U.N. refused, Nasser would have safely reaped the political fruit of the threat.

Please Shut Up |Gershom Gorenberg |March 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

But Nasser's move should have been mere posturing; U.N. peacekeepers were deployed in the Sinai.

Please Shut Up |Gershom Gorenberg |March 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Nasser returned to Homs, leaving his cousin in charge of the business in Egypt.

Silver Chimes in Syria |W. S. Nelson
This was the beginning of my acquaintance with Mr. Nasser, with whom I have been somewhat intimate in recent years.

Silver Chimes in Syria |W. S. Nelson
On one occasion I was talking to Mr. Nasser about the high standards of morality obligatory on the true Christian merchant.

Silver Chimes in Syria |W. S. Nelson

British Dictionary definitions for nasser

Nasser

/ (ˈnɑːsə, ˈnæsə) /

noun

Gamal Abdel (ɡəˈmɑːl ˈæbdɛl). 1918–70, Egyptian soldier and statesman; president of Egypt (1956–70). He was one of the leaders of the coup that deposed King Farouk (1952) and became premier (1954). His nationalization of the Suez Canal (1956) led to an international crisis, and during his presidency Egypt was twice defeated by Israel (1956; 1967)

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