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

Carmel Gates from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions praised healthcare workers, fire fighters, bus drivers and teachers, who stepped up to help those who were attacked and intimidated this week.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

“The thought of writing a paper gives me hives,” Carmel said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

“I do the exercise classes. I do the entertainment,” Carmel, 83, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The couple had arrived just hours earlier at the Mount Carmel Medical Center and were taken straight to the facility's underground shelter, carved into the mountainside.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“We’ll get you all the frogs you want. You just rest easy about frogs. Why we can get them right up Carmel River. I know a place.”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck