Tel Aviv

American  

[tel uh-veev] / ˌtɛl əˈviv /

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.

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Tel Aviv British  

/ ˈtɛl əˈviːv /

noun

1. Official name: Tel Aviv-Jaffa.  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)

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Other Word Forms

• Tel Avivian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Tel Aviv

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

Example Sentences

It has published a list of desirable Tel Aviv beach spots based on their proximity to a shelter.

From Barron's

"These pilots are the most trained in the world," Sarah-Masha Fainberg, a senior researcher on air and space military power at Tel Aviv University, told AFP.

From Barron's

AFP journalists in Tel Aviv heard two near-simultaneous waves of explosions reverberating across the city.

From Barron's

Rut Spigler, a 19-year-old student on a gap year, was helping clean up the site that was hit by an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv the morning after the attack.

From BBC

In Israel, Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv has started to allow a limited number of arrivals, but departures are banned.

From The Wall Street Journal