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JOPPA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Joppa mean?
• JOPPA (noun)
The noun JOPPA has 1 sense:
1. a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
Familiarity information: JOPPA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Joppa" is a part of...):
Tel Aviv; Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Tel Aviv-Yalo (the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean)
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