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[ en-teb-uh, -teb-ee ] / ɛnˈtɛb ə, -ˈtɛb i /
nouna town in S Uganda, on Lake Victoria: international airport. Words nearby Entebbeentangle, entanglement, entangling alliances with none, entasia, entasis, Entebbe, entelechy, entellus, entente, entente cordiale, enter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for EntebbeThe airplane landed at Entebbe, Uganda, and 105 Jewish and Israeli hostages were taken. The Tripwire on Flight 370|Clive Irving|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST The first time was years ago when the Israelis successfully rescued the hostages at Entebbe airport in Uganda [on July 4, 1976]. ‘The Finish’: Mark Bowden on the Hunt for Osama bin Laden|Doug Stanton|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST He was also the father of Israeli military hero Jonathan Netanyahu, who died rescuing hostages in the daring 1976 raid on Entebbe. Benzion Netanyahu Obituary: A Strong Influence on Bibi|Dan Ephron|April 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST From Entebbe to Iran, The Daily Beast ranks the raids, from first to worst. The 13 Ballsiest Commando Raids|The Daily Beast|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The road from Entebbe to Kampala passes 108 through delicious country. My African Journey|Winston Churchill For a new station in an almost unknown land, Entebbe certainly presents many remarkable evidences of progress. My African Journey|Winston Churchill In the small European community at Entebbe there have been quite recently two suicides. My African Journey|Winston Churchill Great improvements have been effected recently in the sanitation of Entebbe. My African Journey|Winston Churchill My time had been overstayed in Entebbe, so we took our departure for Kampala, the native capital. Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
British Dictionary definitions for Entebbe
nouna town in S Uganda, on Lake Victoria: British administrative centre of Uganda (1893–1958); international airport. Pop: 57 518 (2002 est) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |