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High Dam — noun one of the world s largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt • Syn: ↑Aswan High Dam • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dam, ↑dike, ↑dyke • Part Holonyms: ↑Egypt, ↑Arab Republic of Egypt, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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