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Joppa

American  
[jop-uh] / ˈdʒɒp ə /

noun

  1. ancient name of Jaffa.


Joppa British  
/ ˈdʒɒpə /

noun

  1. the biblical name of Jaffa, the port from which Jonah embarked (Jonah 1:3)

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“Multiple” incidents occurred at one intersection in Joppa, Md., about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

First proposed in 2019 by the company’s chief environmental officer Lucas Joppa, it is designed to work as a geospatial search engine to expedite climate decision-making and “avert environmental disaster.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2022

Dr. Joppa said Microsoft could meet its goals even if technology that removed carbon directly from the air did not work.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

Lucas Joppa, Microsoft's first chief environmental officer, said carbon removal markets need to mature significantly and the new U.S. price target can lead to "learning by doing".

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2021

This mighty work, however, is altogether eclipsed by a miracle which Peter performs about the same time at Joppa.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard