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”

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Example Sentences

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Carmel

According to Min, who lives in Carmel, the couple had been married for more than 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

For Carmel McConnellogue, her next recovery goal is to be able to go to watch a football game.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Carmel McConnellogue was in hospital, being treated by medical staff for dehydration, when she suddenly felt she could no longer move her body.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

That why he worked so many odd jobs—shoe shiner during the day, busboy at one of the local bars at night, and even a janitor at Mount Carmel.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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