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Jaffa

American  
[jaf-uh, jah-fuh, yah-fah] / ˈdʒæf ə, ˈdʒɑ fə, ˈyɑ fɑ /

noun

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


Jaffa British  
/ ˈdʒɑː-, ˈdʒæfə /

noun

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

  2. a large variety of orange, having a thick skin

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The film ends where it begins, in Jaffa.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

The project, led by Monash honours student Emma Jaffa and Professor Joanne Ryan, examined how both listening to music and playing instruments relate to cognitive health in adults over 70.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

“What we found is that music may have the potential to decrease dementia risk,” Emma Jaffa, the lead researcher on the study, said in emailed comments to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Jaffa thought the principles of the Declaration provided for the decisive defeat of slavery and legal racism in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Julia'd snaffled all the Jaffa Cakes 'cause she's at home all day revising for her A levels.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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