Gaza

American  

[gah-zuh, gaz-uh] / ˈgɑ zə, ˈgæz ə /

noun

1. Also called Gaza City.  a seaport and ancient trade route center on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Gaza Strip, adjacent to southwest Israel: occupied by Israel since 1967 and under limited Palestinian self-administration since 1994.

2. Gaza Strip.

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Gaza British  

/ ˈɡɑːzə /

noun

1. Arabic name: Ghazzah.  a city in the Gaza Strip: a Philistine city in biblical times. It was under Egyptian administration from 1949 until occupied by Israel (1967). Pop: 787 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Gaza

First recorded in 1570–80; compare Arabic ghazzah, Biblical Hebrew 'ázāh 

Example Sentences

Son Har-Melech explains that one of her husband's killers went on to be released in a previous exchange deal to bring home an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza.

From BBC

Wars in Ukraine and Gaza have added to a climate of general political uncertainty.

From BBC

In it, she dabbles in fiction, examines hardships in Gaza and continues to bend literary genres.

From Los Angeles Times

The Board of Peace’s Gaza Executive Board, which will support effective governance in the strip, includes capable people.

From The Wall Street Journal

Israeli media report that a senior security source has said the military accepts that more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed during the war in Gaza.

From BBC