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Tel Aviv
[ tel uh-veev ]
noun
- a city in west central Israel: one of the centers of Jewish immigration following World War II. International embassies are located in the city. Jerusalem.
Tel Aviv
/ ˈtɛl əˈviːv /
noun
- a city in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: the largest city and chief financial centre of Israel; incorporated the city of Jaffa in 1950; university (1953): regarded by the international community as the capital of Israel, though most functions of the capital operate from Jerusalem. Pop: 363 400 (2003 est) Official nameTel Aviv-Jaffaˈtɛl əˈviːvˈdʒæfə
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Other Words From
- Tel A·vivi·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tel Aviv1
First recorded in 1915–20; from Hebrew tel “mound, hill, heap” + ābhībh “spring” (the season, symbol of renewal)
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Example Sentences
Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.
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Livvix, 30, is now in solitary confinement in the maximum-security Ayalon prison in Ramla, a city near Tel Aviv.
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Her father, a diamond dealer, moved the family from Tel-Aviv to New York when Kalman was four.
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Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.
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After her husband dies in a freak accident, Regal moves to Tel Aviv.
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Founder and co-owner of a chain of computerised information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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