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Haifa

American  
[hahy-fuh] / ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Israel.


Haifa British  
/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

  1. a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In a globalized world, there is a sense among Jews that, unlike the past, there is no far-flung land to escape to, said Sara Hirschhorn, a historian at the University of Haifa in Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Later, the group said the targets had included the headquarters of the Israeli military's northern command near Safed and two bases in the northern city of Haifa.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

They make up a large proportion of bus drivers in cities such as Jerusalem and Haifa.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

In 2015, Lev-Ari Thidar, a master's student at the University of Haifa, noted a C-shaped section of the nerve.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

The captain shares the news that we are at last turning toward Haifa, just about thirty kilometers southeast.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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