/ Dictionary / Index A Aswan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: As•wan Pronunciation: (as'wän Arab. äs&sylpwän'), [key] — n. Ancient,a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile. 246,000. a dam near this city, extending across the Nile. 6400 ft. (1950 m) long. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: aswan (Thesaurus) A.S.W. aswarm Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language