Carmel

[kahr-muhl, kahr-mel, kahr-muhl, kahr-mel]

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.

Carmel

/ ˈkɑːməl /

noun

1. a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carmel¹

From Latin Carmel, Carmēlus, from Greek Kármēlos, from Hebrew karmel “garden, orchard”

Example Sentences

The Slater Law Office in Carmel, Ind., outlines signs of potential financial exploitation.

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"When they cast their eyes over Cranach's map, pausing at Mount Carmel, Nazareth, the River Jordan and Jericho, people were taken on a virtual pilgrimage," MacDonald says.

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By his side, Einat Carmel Gamzu also held an Israeli flag, saying it was important to be at the funeral "to give him a last honour, our honour for him and the family".

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Cavan Fine Gael councillor Carmel Brady said she was in the same year at St Aidan's Comprehensive School as Mr McMullen, who was known as Ambie.

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He lives at Tirat Carmel in northern Israel, and is the father of a now five-year-old girl, who lives with her mother in Russia.

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