United Arab Republic

Definition: United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic

Noun

1. A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC.

Specialty Definition: United Arab Republic

The United Arab Republic (UAR) was a union between Egypt and Syria, established on February 1, 1958 as a first step towards a pan-Arab nation. It was created when a group of political and military leaders in Syria, worried about the danger of a communist take-over in their country, turned to Gamal Abdal Nasser's Egypt for help.

The union bound the two nations together into a united state with its capital in Cairo and, following his 5 February 1958 nomination to the position, under the presidency of Nasser. Egyptian military and technical advisors poured into Syria and the communist threat was defeated. The Syrian people began to grow annoyed at being ruled from distant Cairo, however, and the leaders of Syria who were forced to live in Cairo felt disconnected from their sources of power. There was also widespread arrogance on the part of the Egyptians in Syria, many of whom treated Syria as a de facto colony of Egypt.

Attempts were also made to include Yemen in the union, but the UAR collapsed in 1961 after a coup d'état in Syria. Egypt, now alone in the United Arab Republic, continued to used the name until the death of Nasser in 1971.

Commercial Usage: United Arab Republic

Domain	Title
Books	Cultural convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United Arab Republic, Cairo, 26 September 1965 (reference) Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960: Arab-Israeli Dispute; United Arab Republic; North Africa (reference) Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism, and the United Arab Republic (reference) Report on the reconnaissance visit to the United Arab Republic, March 1969 (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: United Arab Republic

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Syria	On February 1, 1958, the two countries merged to create the United Arab Republic, and all Syrian political parties ceased overt activities. (references)
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Modern Translation: United Arab Republic

Language		Translations for "United Arab Republic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		Vereniging van Arabische Republieken, Verenigde Arabische Republiek, VAR. (various references)

French		RAU, République Arabe Unie. (various references)

German		Vereinigte Arabische Republik. (various references)

Pig Latin		itedunay arabay epublicray
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: United Arab Republic

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