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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 Maryplay

  Familiarity information: NAZARETH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NAZARETH (noun)


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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