Holon
noun
a city in W central Israel: a suburb of Tel Aviv.
Holon
American
[kh aw-lawn]
/ xɔˈlɔn /
noun
holon
British
/ ˈhəʊlən /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of holon
C20: from holo- + -on
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Demonstrators in Holon, a city near Tel Aviv home to a large Persian Jewish community, waved Israeli flags next to Iranian flags from before the Islamic revolution in 1979.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Israeli police also said debris from an interception fell in the Holon area, south of Tel Aviv, without causing any injuries or damage.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Reuters was able to verify the location of the video as Holon.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2023
About half live in Holon, on the southern edge of Tel Aviv, and the remainder live on Mount Gerizim, where they believe the prophet Abraham tried to sacrifice his son Isaac.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2021
The name of the first leader, Holon Chan Tepeuh, does not recur in the Annals.
From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Daniel Garrison Brinton
Its signification is: holon, a generic name for large bees and flies; chan, sufficient, powerful, still in use in Yucatan as a surname; tepeuh, ruler, from tepeual, to rule.
From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Daniel Garrison Brinton
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