Sinai
[ sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy ]
/ ˈsaɪ naɪ, ˈsaɪ niˌaɪ /
noun
Also called Sinai Peninsula.
a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
Mount,
the mountain, in S Sinai, of uncertain identity, on which Moses received the law. Ex.
OTHER WORDS FROM Sinai
Si·na·it·ic [sahy-nee-it-ik] /ˌsaɪ niˈɪt ɪk/, Si·na·ic [si-ney-ik] /sɪˈneɪ ɪk/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for sinaitic
British Dictionary definitions for sinaitic (1 of 2)
Sinaitic
Sinaic (sɪˈneɪɪk)
/ (ˌsaɪnɪˈɪtɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to the Sinai Peninsula
of or relating to Mount Sinai
British Dictionary definitions for sinaitic (2 of 2)
Sinai
/ (ˈsaɪnaɪ, ˈsaɪnɪˌaɪ) /
noun
a mountainous peninsula of NE Egypt at the N end of the Red Sea, between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba: occupied by Israel in 1967; fully restored by 1982
Mount Sinai
the mountain where Moses received the Law from God (Exodus 19–20): often identified as Jebel Musa, sometimes as Jebel Serbal, both on the S Sinai Peninsula
Cultural definitions for sinaitic
Sinai
[ (seye-neye) ]
Peninsula in northeastern Egypt (see also Egypt), bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea, to the east, and the Gulf of Suez, another arm of the Red Sea, to the west.
notes for Sinai
Sinai has been the scene of fighting during the
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel conquered and occupied Sinai in the
Six-Day War but returned the region to Egypt in 1982.