Sinai

[ sahy-nahy, sahy-nee-ahy ]

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noun

Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in northeastern Egypt, at the northern end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
Mount Sinai, the mountain, in southern Sinai, of uncertain identity, on which Moses received the law. Exodus 19.

Sinai

/ ˈsaɪnaɪ; ˈsaɪnɪˌaɪ /

noun

a mountainous peninsula of NE Egypt at the N end of the Red Sea, between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba: occupied by Israel in 1967; fully restored by 1982
Mount Sinai
the mountain where Moses received the Law from God (Exodus 19–20): often identified as Jebel Musa, sometimes as Jebel Serbal, both on the S Sinai Peninsula

Sinai

Peninsula in northeastern Egypt (see also Egypt ), bordered by the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea , to the east, and the Gulf of Suez, another arm of the Red Sea, to the west.

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Notes

In the Bible (see also Bible ), Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai .

Sinai has been the scene of fighting during the Arab-Israeli conflict . Israel conquered and occupied Sinai in the Six-Day War but returned the region to Egypt in 1982.

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Other Words From

Si·na·it·ic [sahy-nee-, it, -ik], Si·na·ic [si-, ney, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinai¹

From Late Latin Sinai, from Greek Siná, from Hebrew Sīnaī, of uncertain origin and meaning

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Example Sentences

A portion of the funds raised will go towards supporting the charities Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Cedars Sinai Haematology Oncology Research.

From BBC

By the time the fighting ended, Israel had captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza from Egypt, most of the Golan Heights from Syria, and East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan.

From BBC

The Sinai Peninsula, seized by Israel in 1967, was returned to Egypt in 1982 — the year after Carter, by then a widely mocked figure in the United States, left office.

From Los Angeles Times

Racial disparities persist even in states that have legalized cannabis, with reduced rates of incarceration mostly among white people, said Dr. Yasmin Hurd, the director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai.

From Salon

She spent hours on the phone with his dad talking about potential storylines, and later during filming, she put her mother-in-law in the background of a scene shot at Sinai Temple.

From Los Angeles Times

Sina Sinaitic

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