Holon

[khaw-lawn]

noun

a city in W central Israel: a suburb of Tel Aviv.

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Examples from the Web for holon

Contemporary Examples

Avisar, who sports a green handkerchief and a face streaked with green paint, is from the city of Holon, near Tel Aviv.
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Historical Examples

The name we are considering should probably be rendered “Holon Chan, the ruler.”
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Four katuns had passed in which they journeyed when they arrived here with Holon Chantepeuh and his followers.
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British Dictionary definitions for holon

holon

noun

an autonomous self-reliant unit, esp in manufacturing

Derived Formsholonic, adjective

Word Origin

C20: from holo- + -on

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Holon

Examples from the Web for holon

Contemporary Examples

Avisar, who sports a green handkerchief and a face streaked with green paint, is from the city of Holon, near Tel Aviv.

Historical Examples

The name we are considering should probably be rendered “Holon Chan, the ruler.”

Four katuns had passed in which they journeyed when they arrived here with Holon Chantepeuh and his followers.

holon

Word Origin