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Magdala

American  
[mag-duh-luh] / ˈmæg də lə /

noun

  1. an ancient town in Palestine, W of the Sea of Galilee: supposed home of Mary Magdalene.


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At 05:39, police arrived at Magdala Road, having been called by a witness shortly before.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Magdala Jean, 33, and her husband came from Haiti.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

Magdala Chery, a Black physician, is intimately acquainted with the impact of COVID-19 — and the reluctance to get vaccinated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2021

They are called tabots – replica tablets on which the Ten Commandments are written, and which were nicked by the Brits after the battle of Magdala.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2019

Officers speaking to me upon the subject have argued Magdala is probably not so strong as many of the hill-forts in India which we have in our time taken.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)