Definitions for JAFFA
ˈdʒæf ə, ˈdʒɑ fə; locally ˈyɑ fɑjaf·fa

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jaffa, Joppa, Yafonoun

   a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Jaffanoun

   A Jaffa orange.

2. Jaffanoun

   A port in western Israel

3. jaffanoun

   A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.

4. jaffanoun

   An impotent or infertile male. The term comes from the "seedless" orange

   "I've heard he's a jaffa."

5. jaffanoun

   A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch

6. jaffanoun

   A type of confectionery consisting of a sphere of chocolate in a red casing.

7. Etymology: Jaffa is an ancient port city in Israel, from where the oranges were exported.

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1. Jaffa

   Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yāfō ) and in Arabic Yafa (Arabic: يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus, and later for its oranges. Today, Jaffa is one of Israel's mixed cities, with approximately 37% of the city being Arab.

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1. jaffa

   Jaffa refers to two different things: 1. A city port in Israel, which has a mix of Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. It is also known as part of Tel Aviv-Yafo and is famous for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon, and Saint Peter. 2. It is also a term used in Australia and New Zealand representing a small round sweet consisting of a soft chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured and coloured confectionery.

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1. Jaffa

   Jaffa since 1950), an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical stories of Solomon, Jonah and Peter.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jaffa

   A town of Asiatic Turkey, in the province of Syria, on the Mediterranean. This place attained its greatest prosperity in the times of the Crusaders, when it became the principal landing-place of the warriors of Christendom. In 1799 it was stormed by the French under Bonaparte, and here was perpetrated his shameful massacre of Turkish prisoners. In 1832, Mohammed Ali made himself master of it; but the Turks, with the assistance of the British and Austrians, took it from him again in 1840.

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1. jaffa

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JAFFA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jaffa is ranked #65066 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jaffa surname appeared 305 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jaffa.
   
   82.9% or 253 total occurrences were White.
   8.2% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.9% or 15 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • City
   • Port

How to pronounce JAFFA?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say JAFFA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of JAFFA in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of JAFFA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of JAFFA in a Sentence

1. Amit Re’em:

   It was circled with pillars, people could see it from the sea, from [the coastal city of] Jaffa.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=JAFFA
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jaffa
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=JAFFA
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html