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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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Multiple cordons are in place around the city centre, with Ilkeston Road, Magdala Road, Milton Street and Maple Street remaining shut.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

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

Waagshum, the king who has been besieging Magdala, has fairly run away, and the tribes around Magdala have all sent in their allegiance to Theodore.

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