Sharon

[ shuh-rohn for 1 shar-uhn for 2-5 ]

noun
  1. Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.

  2. a fertile coastal plain in ancient Palestine: now a coastal region N of Tel Aviv in Israel.

  1. a city in W Pennsylvania.

  2. a town in E Massachusetts.

  3. Also Sharen . a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a plain or flat area.”

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British Dictionary definitions for Sharon (1 of 2)

Sharon1

/ (ʃəˈrɒn) /


noun
  1. Ariel (ˈærɪəl). born 1928, Israeli soldier and politician; Likud prime minister (2001–06)

British Dictionary definitions for Sharon (2 of 2)

Sharon2

/ (ˈʃærən) /


noun
  1. Plain of Sharon a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv

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