Synonyms for el-alamein

Noun

1. El Alamein, village, hamlet

usage: a village west of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942

2. El Alamein, Al Alamayn, Battle of El Alamein, pitched battle

usage: in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel