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Haifa

American

[hahy-fuh] / ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

a seaport in NW Israel.

Haifa British

/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

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"Now that another such vessel has arrived in Haifa, we once again warn Israel against accepting the stolen grain and harming our relations," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

As Eran Shalev, a professor of history at Haifa University, shows in “The Star-Spangled Republic,” Lemen was hardly the only patriot with his head in the clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In 2015, Lev-Ari Thidar, a master's student at the University of Haifa, noted a C-shaped section of the nerve.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

She acknowledges that the last two years have been the most difficult yet, with business down 70% and Israeli security procedures turning a 90-minute drive to the port of Haifa into a three-dayodyssey.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

She lives in Kiryat Haim, a beautiful town on the Mediterranean, north of Haifa.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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