suez canal zone

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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
suez canal zone

    Hyphenation

    Su·ez ca·nal zone

    Turkish pronunciation

    suez kınäl zōn

    Synonyms

    canal zone

    Pronunciation

    /ˈso͞oez kəˈnal ˈzōn/ /ˈsuːɛz kəˈnæl ˈzoʊn/

    Etymology

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