Jaffa

[ jaf-uh, jah-fuh; locally yah-fah ]

/ ˈdʒæf ə, ˈdʒɑ fə; locally ˈyɑ fɑ /

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noun

a former seaport in W Israel, part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa since 1950: ancient Biblical town.

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Also Yafo.

Ancient Joppa.

Words nearby Jaffa

jaeger, Jael, Jaén, jafa, Jafaican, Jaffa, Jaffa orange, Jaffna, jag, jaga, Jagan

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How to use Jaffa in a sentence

Half an hour after I had returned to my old apartment from Jaffa, an air raid siren went off.
How I Got Used to Gaza Rockets|Miranda Frum|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though Jaffa remains a mixed Jewish-Arab city, Ben-Ami says the city center is long devoid of its Arab character and inhabitants.
Jaffa: A Tale Of Two Lands|Lauren Gelfond Feldinger|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
JAFFA, ISRAEL—Israeli tour guide Yuval Ben-Ami, 37, waves his arm down the shore towards Tel Aviv.
Jaffa: A Tale Of Two Lands|Lauren Gelfond Feldinger|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We will act to correct this situation and develop a plan to ensure that Jaffa maintains its Jewish character.
Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv Wants to 'Silence' Muslim Call to Prayer in Jaffa|Lisa Goldman|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Radical leftist activists and Islamist organizations have in recent years gained control of the public discourse in Jaffa.
Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv Wants to 'Silence' Muslim Call to Prayer in Jaffa|Lisa Goldman|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Will you, vagabonds, still reproach me for having induced you to leave the fortress of the Marquis of Jaffa?
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Indeed, during those two months spent with the Marquis of Jaffa, we made but two sorry finds.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
He repaired the fortifications of Jaffa and Cæsarea, and assisted the Templars in putting the country into a defensible state.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple|Charles G. Addison
Gaza was taken, Jaffa stormed, and ten thousand French soldiers advanced under their young general on Acre.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green
It was situated in the tribe of Dan in a fine plain, and has acquired the modern name of Jaffa.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for Jaffa

Jaffa

/ (ˈdʒæfə, ˈdʒɑː-) /

noun

a port in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950; an old Canaanite cityBiblical name: Joppa Hebrew name: Yafo

a large variety of orange, having a thick skin

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