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NAZARETH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nazareth mean?
• NAZARETH (noun)
The noun NAZARETH has 1 sense:
1. a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
Familiarity information: NAZARETH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Nazareth" is a part of...):
Galilee (an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry)
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