galilee

¹

[gal-uh-lee]

noun

1. a porch or vestibule, often on the ground floor of a tower, at the entrance of some English churches.

Galilee

²

[gal-uh-lee]

noun

1. an ancient Roman province in what is now northern Israel.

2. Also called Kinneret. Also called Tiberias. Sea of Galilee. a lake in northeastern Israel through which the Jordan River flows. 14 miles (23 kilometers) long; 682 feet (208 meters) below sea level.

Galilee

¹

/ ˈɡælɪˌliː /

noun

1. a lake in NE Israel, 209 m (686 ft) below sea level, through which the River Jordan flows. Area: 165 sq km (64 sq miles)

2. a northern region of Israel: scene of Christ's early ministry

galilee

²

/ ˈɡælɪˌliː /

noun

1. a porch or chapel at the entrance to some medieval churches and cathedrals in England

Word History and Origins

Origin of galilee¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin galilaea porch of a church, literally, Galilee; perhaps alluding to Galilee as a country of Gentiles (as opposed to Judaea), the porch being an area especially associated with the laity

Origin of galilee²

From Old French Galilee, from Latin Galilaea, from Greek Galilaía , from Hebrew galil, haggalil “district, the district”

Example Sentences

It sits above the Galilee Basin, one of the largest untapped coal reserves in the world, a 247,000-sq-km region containing more than 30 billion tonnes of coal.

From BBC

The princess was joined by the Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence at the chapel's Galilee porch, a traditional vantage point to see the spectacle.

From BBC

“This is, for many people, the one place that they can still live on the Westside. That’s our plea, to protect that and allow us to come back,” said Galilee, who works in the Office of Sustainability and the Environment for the city of Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times

Galilee, 55, and her wife, Jenny Rogers, the director of recreation and arts for the city of Santa Monica, said they were surrounded in the park by teachers, firefighters and municipal employees.

From Los Angeles Times

Galilee and Rogers were stunned when they walked up Samoa Way, with its epic ocean view.

From Los Angeles Times