Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former union (founded 1958) of Egypt and Syria, confederated with Yemen in the United Arab States. The union and the confederation collapsed in 1961, but Egypt retained the name United Arab Republic until 1971.
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- proper noun Former
country in theMiddle East composed of the modernstates ofEgypt andSyria .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
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Examples
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In 1961 Syria abandoned the alliance but Egypt kept the name United Arab Republic itself for another decade.
Latest Articles 2009
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In 1959, Malcolm X traveled to Egypt then known as the United Arab Republic, Sudan, Nigeria, and Ghana to arrange a tour for Elijah Muhammad.
HW Bio: Malcolm X « 2009
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It had already been alleged that the United Arab Republic was the chief culprit, and to have invoked the Doctrine would have clearly implied that Egypt and Syria were controlled by international Communism I
VQR 2010
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It had already been alleged that the United Arab Republic was the chief culprit, and to have invoked the Doctrine would have clearly implied that Egypt and Syria were controlled by international Communism I
VQR 2010
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In 1958, he was rushed into a full-scale union with Syria, creating the United Arab Republic.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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Natan Press: First is that back in 1967 and for some years after that until Egypt made peace with Israel, there was an idea called the United Arab Republic.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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It was recorded when the United Arab Republic (UAR) was about to be formed.
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Look up the history of the United Arab Republic, and then discuss not what Israelis after the 1967 war thought about Arabs, but what Arab elite thought and many still think aboutArabs.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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It was recorded when the United Arab Republic (UAR) was about to be formed.
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In 1958, he was rushed into a full-scale union with Syria, creating the United Arab Republic.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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