Tel Aviv

[ tel uh-veev ]

noun

1. a city in west central Israel: one of the centers of Jewish immigration following World War II. International embassies are located in the city. Jerusalem.

Tel Aviv

/ ˈtɛl əˈviːv /

noun

1. 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 nameTel Aviv-Jaffaˈtɛl əˈviːvˈdʒæfə

Other Words From

• Tel A·vivi·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tel Aviv¹

First recorded in 1915–20; from Hebrew tel “mound, hill, heap” + ābhībh “spring” (the season, symbol of renewal)

Example Sentences

Benjy Gillman, co-founder and CEO of the Tel Aviv-based virtual hiring platform myInterview, said the AI aspects of recruitment are simply a way to make the hiring process more efficient for the HR professional.

From Digiday

Alcide was founded in 2016 in Tel Aviv, part of the active Israeli security startup scene.

From TechCrunch

This brings OTV’s offices to a total of four, with other locations in New York, Tel Aviv and Montreal.

From TechCrunch

The same year Sheppard first spotted him at a tournament, he became the youngest player, at 16, ever to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s senior team in the Israeli pro league.

From Washington Post

Earlier this month, the Tel Aviv-based startup raised $23 million in a Series B round jointly led by LG Group’s investment arm LG Technology Ventures and Marius Nacht, co-founder of Check Point Software Technologies.

From TechCrunch

Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.

From The Daily Beast

Livvix, 30, is now in solitary confinement in the maximum-security Ayalon prison in Ramla, a city near Tel Aviv.

From The Daily Beast

Her father, a diamond dealer, moved the family from Tel-Aviv to New York when Kalman was four.

From The Daily Beast

Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.

From The Daily Beast

After her husband dies in a freak accident, Regal moves to Tel Aviv.

From The Daily Beast

Founder and co-owner of a chain of computerised information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

From Project Gutenberg