Joppa

American

[jop-uh] / ˈdʒɒp ə /

noun

ancient name of Jaffa.

Joppa British

/ ˈdʒɒpə /

noun

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

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Joppa

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

That the Canaanites also worshipped Dagon is proved by the names Beth-Dagon and Kaphar-Dagon, which occur near Joppa and Sichem.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

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