# Tiran

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of Tiran Island: an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia, located between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.
2. Ellipsis of Tiran Strait: a strait in the Red Sea, Asia, between this island and the Sinai.
3. Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran: a straits in the Red Sea, Asia, between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.

## Etymology
From Arabic تيران.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tiran