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Haifa

American  
[hahy-fuh] / ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Israel.


Haifa British  
/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

  1. a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Marina, whose grandmother warned her away from returning to their home in Haifa, finally visits and discovers that the house both seems to know her and is making her very ill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ittai Dan Gradel was born on Jan. 29, 1965, to Kirsten and Morris Gradel in Haifa, Israel, and grew up mostly in Nyborg, Denmark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Born in 1965 in Haifa, Israel, to a British father and a Danish mother, the Jewish family moved to Denmark when he was two years old.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

"You can see 360 degrees all the way to Haifa in Israel."

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

The captain shares the news that we are at last turning toward Haifa, just about thirty kilometers southeast.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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