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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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Nabizada then drove to a secluded part of the Joppa area, close to Portobello.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“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

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

He stopped while they took Joppa out, and, I suppose, they caught the fly.

From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Margaret Veley

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