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MOUNT CARMEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mount Carmel mean? 

MOUNT CARMEL (noun)
  The noun MOUNT CARMEL has 1 sense:

1. a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coastplay

  Familiarity information: MOUNT CARMEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOUNT CARMEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Holonyms ("Mount Carmel" is a part of...):

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)


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