Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

netanya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: ne-tanya
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Central District, Israel.

Example Sentences

"People in Tel Aviv and the central city of Netanya woke up to sirens on Wednesday as Israel said its air defenses intercepted a surface-to-surface missile – the first time ever a missile fired by Hezbollah has reached close to the city, the Israeli military said."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew נְתַנְיָה (nəṯanyā).

Questions

What does netanya mean?: A city in the Central District, Israel.
Where does netanya come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew נְתַנְיָה (nəṯanyā).

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