Tel Aviv
[tel uh-veev]
- a city in W central Israel: one of the centers of Jewish immigration following World War II.
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Official name Tel A·viv-Jaf·fa [tel uh-veev-yah-fuh] /ˌtɛl əˈvivˈyɑ fə/, Tel A·viv-Ya·fo [tel uh-veev-yah-foh] /ˌtɛl əˈvivˈyɑ foʊ/.
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Contemporary Examples
Her father, a diamond dealer, moved the family from Tel-Aviv to New York when Kalman was four.
Haaretz writes that the four Israeli youth arrested are the same ones suspected of beating the Arab street cleaner in Tel-Aviv.
Few Israeli Jews hold Taly's view, but those that do seem to be all living in Tel-Aviv.
Severe violence at demonstration against foreigners (migrants) in Tel-Aviv.
The 45-minute drive from Tel-Aviv to my northern hometown never felt longer.
Historical Examples
Founder and co-owner of a chain of computerised information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Tel Aviv
- a city in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: the largest city and chief financial centre of Israel; incorporated the city of Jaffa in 1950; university (1953): regarded by the international community as the capital of Israel, though most functions of the capital operate from Jerusalem. Pop: 363 400 (2003 est)Official name: Tel Aviv-Jaffa (ˈtɛl əˈviːvˈdʒæfə)
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