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

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Carmel

But as a junior, one of Luke’s best games came against Mount Carmel High out of Chicago, a perennial powerhouse in the state of Illinois.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Evacuation shelters have been opened at the Carmel Mission Inn and the Cambria Veterans Memorial Building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Carmel McConnellogue said she could not speak or feel her face and "everything was numb"

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The plan was for a multiday celebration in Carmel, a seaside town in Northern California, with the ceremony at a Tuscan-style villa and the send-off at a spa in the forest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Gay chose a back street that brought them out on the main highway at Peter’s Gate just before the steep Carmel Hill starts.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck