Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun assuan
1 sense of assuan
Sense 1
Aswan, Assuan, Assouan -- (an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby)
INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")