Jaffa

[ jaf-uh, jah-fuh; locally yah-fah ]

noun
  1. a former seaport in W Israel, part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa since 1950: ancient Biblical town.

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Jaffa

/ (ˈdʒæfə, ˈdʒɑː-) /


noun
  1. a port in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950; an old Canaanite city: Biblical name: Joppa Hebrew name: Yafo

  2. a large variety of orange, having a thick skin

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