Bab el Mandeb

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæb ɛl ˈmændɛb/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bäb′ el män′deb)


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Bab el Man•deb  (bäb′ el män′deb),USA pronunciation 
  1. Place Namesa strait between NE Africa and the SW tip of the Arabian peninsula, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. 20 mi. (32 km) wide.

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Bab el Mandeb / ˈbæb ɛl ˈmændɛb/
  1. a strait between SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden

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