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El Alamein

(Encyclopedia)El Alamein: see Alamein, El, Egypt. ...

Alamein, El

(Encyclopedia)Alamein, El äl älămānˈ [key], town, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It was the site of a decisive British victory in World War II (see North Africa, campaigns in). In preparation for an attack...

Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia)Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El. ...

El-beth-el

(Encyclopedia)El-beth-el [Heb.,=God of the house of God], in the Bible, name given by Jacob to a place in Canaan where God appeared to him.

Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

(Encyclopedia)Montgomery, Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein məntgŭmˈərē, ăləmānˈ [key], 1887–1976, British field marshal. Educated at Sandhurst, he entered the army in 1908 and served in Wo...

North Africa, campaigns in

(Encyclopedia)North Africa, campaigns in, series of military contests for control of North Africa during World War II. The desert war started in 1940 and for more than two years thereafter seesawed between NE Libya...

El Alto

(Encyclopedia)El Alto ĕl älˈtō [key], city, La Paz dept., W Bolivia. A burgeoning suburb of La Paz that became a city in 1988, ...

El Cajon

(Encyclopedia)El Cajon ĕl kähōnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 106,215), San Diego co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. E...

El Centro

(Encyclopedia)El Centro ĕl sĕnˈtrō [key], city (2020 pop. 44,322), seat of Imperial co., SE Calif., near the ...

El Cerrito

(Encyclopedia)El Cerrito ĕl sərēˈtō [key], city (2020 pop. 25,310), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San ...