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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 coast
Familiarity information: MOUNT CARMEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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