Gaza
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from the Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (Ġazzā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːzə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡæzə/
- (biblical contexts) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪzə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Gaza
- A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant.
- A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
- Ellipsis of Gaza Strip, a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
- Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza, a wadi and valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant.
Alternative forms
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (city): Gaza City
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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Catalan
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f
Derived terms
[edit]Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f (related adjective gazský, demonym Gazan)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gaza”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch gaza, from Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עזה (`aza).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f
- Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
- Short for Gazastrook.
Derived terms
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f
Derived terms
[edit]Hawaiian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza
- Gaza (a region of Palestine)
- Gaza City (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from the Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (Ġazzā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f
- A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant.
- A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
- Ellipsis of Striscia di Gaza, a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
Synonyms
[edit]- (city): città di Gaza
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה ('Áza).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡaz.za/, [ˈɡäz̪d̪͡z̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡad.d͡za/, [ˈɡäd̪ː͡z̪ä]
Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f sg (genitive Gazae); first declension
- Gaza (the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gaza |
| genitive | Gazae |
| dative | Gazae |
| accusative | Gazam |
| ablative | Gazā |
| vocative | Gaza |
| locative | Gazae |
Descendants
[edit]Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin Gaza.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza f (related adjective gazański)
- Gaza (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant)
- Gaza Strip (A region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)
- Synonym: Strefa Gazy
- Gaza (a province of Mozambique)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gaza
Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -azɐ
- Hyphenation: Ga‧za
Proper noun
[edit]Gaza
- Gaza (a city in Palestine)
- A province of Mozambique
Usage notes
[edit]Gaza is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gáza f (Cyrillic spelling Га́за)
See also
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈɡaθa/ [ˈɡa.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈɡasa/ [ˈɡa.sa]
- Rhymes: -aθa
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: Ga‧za
- Homophones: gaza, (Latin America) gasa
Proper noun
[edit]Gaza ?
Derived terms
[edit]Swahili
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gaza
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- English 2-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Palestine
- en:Places in Palestine
- en:Governorates of Palestine
- English ellipses
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Cities in Palestine
- ca:Places in Palestine
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/aza
- Rhymes:Czech/aza/2 syllables
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
- Czech uncountable nouns
- Czech hard feminine nouns
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
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- nl:Cities in Palestine
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- Dutch short forms
- French terms derived from Latin
- French 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:French/za
- Rhymes:French/za/2 syllables
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French feminine nouns
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian proper nouns
- Hawaiian terms spelled with G
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- haw:Places in Palestine
- haw:Cities in Palestine
- Italian terms borrowed from Latin
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- it:Cities in Palestine
- it:Places in Palestine
- it:Governorates of Palestine
- Italian ellipses
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- la:Cities in Palestine
- la:Regional capitals
- la:Places in Palestine
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Polish terms borrowed from Latin
- Polish learned borrowings from Latin
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- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/aza
- Rhymes:Polish/aza/2 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Cities in Palestine
- pl:Places in Palestine
- pl:Provinces of Mozambique
- pl:Places in Mozambique
- Polish singularia tantum
- Polish exonyms
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/azɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/azɐ/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- pt:Cities in Palestine
- pt:Places in Palestine
- pt:Provinces of Mozambique
- pt:Places in Mozambique
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
- sh:Cities in Palestine
- sh:Places in Palestine
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/aθa
- Rhymes:Spanish/aθa/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/asa
- Rhymes:Spanish/asa/2 syllables
- Spanish terms with homophones
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Cities in Palestine
- es:Places in Palestine
- Swahili terms with audio pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili proper nouns