Carmel

American  

[kahr-muhl, kahr-mel, kahr-muhl, kahr-mel] / ˈkɑr məl, kɑrˈmɛl, ˈkɑr məl, kɑrˈmɛl /

noun

1. Mount Carmel, a mountain range in northwestern Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1,818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 kilometers) long.

2. a town in central Indiana.

3. Also called Carmel-by-the-Sea.  a town in western California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort.

4. a female given name.

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Carmel British  

/ ˈkɑːməl /

noun

1. a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)

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Etymology

Origin of Carmel

From Latin Carmel, Carmēlus, from Greek Kármēlos, from Hebrew karmel “garden, orchard”

Example Sentences

His co-lead, 21-year-old Carmel Laniado, who plays Gabriel's arch-rival Penelope, says it was "incredible to watch and experience" the work of a cast who were chosen from across the UK and Europe to reflect Crookhaven being an international school.

From BBC

The replacement Oscars are now at a family cabin in Carmel while he waits for his Palisades house to be rebuilt.

From Los Angeles Times

After a projectile struck a building in the nearby city of Tirat Carmel, residents were evacuated, according to the same journalist.

From Barron's

For more than 20 years Carmel Hayes has been visiting St Brigid's Primary School in Drumilly, south Armagh to teach children how to make St Brigid's crosses.

From BBC

Among Carmel's most attentive students is her granddaughter Mya.

From BBC