gaza
/ˈɡɑː.zə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.92 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
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Ellipsis of the Gaza Strip: a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
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A historical empire in Southern Africa.
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A historical district of the colony of Portuguese East Africa in Southern Africa
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A region of Southern Africa
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A province of Mozambique.
Example Sentences
- "One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance."
- "The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers."
Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor. Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor. Latin Gazabor. English Gaza Borrowed from Latin Gaza, borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂). The Greek form of the Septuagint reflects the older Hebrew pronunciation with /ɣ~ʁ/, a phoneme that later merged with /ʕ/.
Inflected Forms
Aza (alternative)
Azzah (alternative)
Ghazza (alternative)
Ghazzah (alternative)
Ghazze (alternative)
Ghazzeh (alternative)
G4z4 (alternative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
Gaza Kingdom
Gaza Empire
Gazaland
Gaza Province