A port in Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast at the north end of the Suez Canal; population 570,600 (est. 2006). It was founded in 1859 at the start of the construction of the Suez Canal.
Definition of Port Said in US English:
Port Said
proper nounˌpɔrt saɪˈidˌpôrt sīˈēd
A port in Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast at the northern end of the Suez Canal; population 570,600 (est. 2006). It was founded in 1859.