Jaffa
Americannoun
noun
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Biblical name: Joppa. Hebrew name: Yafo. a port in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950; an old Canaanite city
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a large variety of orange, having a thick skin
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She has been displaced three times since 1948, when her family fled from Jaffa.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The film ends where it begins, in Jaffa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Ms Jaffa noted that the outcomes of the research "suggests music activities may be an accessible strategy for maintaining cognitive health in older adults, though causation cannot be established," she said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
It also improves processing speed, language, memory and coordination, and it often involves socializing with others, which helps protect brain health, Jaffa said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Every day Liyana’s father drove her into Jerusalem, letting her off by Jaffa Gate so she could walk into the Armenian Quarter by herself and go to school.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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