Sinai

/ˌsaɪˈnaɪ/
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Other forms: Sinais

Definitions of Sinai
  1. noun
    a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments
    synonyms: Mount Sinai
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    mountain peak
    the summit of a mountain
  2. noun
    a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt
    synonyms: Sinai Desert
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    desert
    arid land with little or no vegetation
  3. noun
    a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea
    synonyms: Sinai Peninsula
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    peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
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