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Aswan

as·wan

UK/asˈwɑːn/ uncommon

noun

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an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam

Origin

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt.

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