Definitions for joppaˈdʒɒp ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jop•paˈdʒɒp ə(n.)
Category: Bible, Geography (places)
Ref: ancient name of Jaffa
Princeton's WordNet
Jaffa, Joppa, Yafo(noun)
a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Joppa
an ancient town and seaport, now Jaffa, on the coast of Palestine, 35 m. NW. from Jerusalem; a place of note in sacred and mediæval history; here Jonah took ship to Tarshish.
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