Arad

American

[ah-rahd] / ɑˈrɑd /

noun

a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
a town in southern Israel: site of ancient Canaanite town.

Arad British

/ ˈæræd /

noun

a city in W Romania, on the Mureş River: became part of Romania after World War I, after belonging successively to Turkey, Austria, and Hungary. Pop: 155 000 (2005 est)

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Magen David Adom first responders said 84 people were wounded in the town of Arad, 10 of them seriously, hours after 33 were wounded in nearby Dimona.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

Segev Kalfon, who lives at Dimona in southern Israel, worked with his parents at their bakery at Arad in the Negev desert.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

“We want our athletes to come and work, to compete,” said Arad, speaking at the same Tel Aviv news conference at which Zohar appeared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024

They included a seven-year-old girl from a Bedouin Arab community near the southern town of Arad, who was reported to have been injured by shrapnel after an Iranian drone was intercepted overhead.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024

It meant a week in prison in Arad for any recruit to miss the train, and Andor did mean to be brave and straight, and to avoid prison during the three years.

From A Bride of the Plains by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

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