"Aqaba" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈakəbə/ [UK], /ˈɑkəbə/ [US], /ˈɑkəbɑ/ [US]
enPR: ăkʹə-bə [UK], äʹkə-bə [US], äʹkə-bä [US] Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic العَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba, literally “the obstacle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|العَقَبَة|lit=the obstacle}} Arabic العَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba, literally “the obstacle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aqaba
  1. A city in Jordan, on the Red Sea. Wikipedia link: Aqaba Categories (place): Cities in Jordan, Places in Jordan Synonyms: Akaba [dated] Derived forms: aqabamycin, Gulf of Aqaba Translations (city in Jordan): Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Αἴλανα (Aílana) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Αἴλανος (Aílanos) (Ancient Greek), العَقَبَة (al-ʕaqaba) [feminine] (Arabic), العَقَبة (al-ʕagaba) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), Ակաբա (Akaba) (Armenian), Aqaba (Azerbaijani), Ака́ба (Akába) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 亞喀巴 /亚喀巴 (Yàkābā, Yǎkābā) (Chinese Mandarin), Akaba (Finnish), აკაბა (aḳaba) (Georgian), Akaba [neuter] (German), Άκαμπα (Ákampa) [feminine] (Greek), עַקַבָּה (ákaba) [feminine] (Hebrew), Aqaba [feminine] (Italian), Acaba [feminine] (Italian), アカバ (Akaba) (Japanese), 아카바 (Akaba) (Korean), Aelana [feminine] (Latin), عقبه ('aqabe) (Persian), Acaba [feminine] (Portuguese), Aqaba [feminine] (Portuguese), Akaba [feminine] (Portuguese), Ака́ба (Akába) [feminine] (Russian), Akabe (Turkish)
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