gaza
IPA: gˈɑzʌ
Root Word: Gaza
noun
- Any of several places in Palestine: [A city, the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located between Egypt and Israel]
- Ellipsis of Gaza City; A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Levant: A Palestinian city on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. [A city, the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located between Egypt and Israel]
- Ellipsis of Gaza Strip; A region of Palestine, Levant: A North-South strip of land at the southern end of the Levant on the Mediterranean bordering the Sinai Peninsula. [A region of Palestine, Levant, between Egypt and Israel: A small area of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, a Palestinian territory bordered by Egypt and Israel.]
- Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza: A valley in Palestine, Levant: A wadi in the Gaza Strip [A wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Levant, between Egypt and Israel; dividing Northern Gaza from the rest of the Gaza Strip, and marking the southern boundary of Gaza City; containing the Besor Stream (Besor River).]
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Examples of "gaza" in Sentences
- If the people on the flotilla are trying to end the starvation of women and children in gaza, they have the right.
- Advanced Google News Archive search for "gaza" + "rockets" from the date of June 20th 2008 though Nov 1st 2008 (for firefox browser)
- Showing their strength (or proving they’re not weak) is just about all they have left. do you know any palestinians who’ve lived in gaza?
- January 5th, 2009 at 3: 08 am while the israelis are blowing up children in gaza with u.s. weapons purchased with u.s. taxpayer money, can they also remove those settlers?
- June 2, 2010, 4: 09 pm sgi says: ahem. have you seen the list of blockaded items? the blockade is about collective punishment and to reduce the civilian population of gaza to a state of breaking point.
- According to UN statistics, some 14,000 people have taken refuge in UNRWA installations across the Gaza Strip. more updates bokra, but until then check the links on the sidebar under "gaza" for updates on blogs, news sites, etc.
- The idea that you have anointed yourself a foreign policy expert is laughable – the biggest foreign policy issue of your lifetime – Iraq - you were way off on at the start and your position on the slaughter in gaza is so qualified as to be incoherent.
- A question for you Jeff … the settlers in gaza will be paid $200,000 to $300,000 for relocating much of the money coming from the US …. .the families of 9/11 vicims were paid on average $2,000,000 for their loss … how much do you think the government should pay those who lived in NO to relocate.
- April 27th, 2010 1: 31 pm ET combover carl is a dipstick. he is the last one who should be casting stones. in '09, while representing michigan (the hardest hit state in this down economy), he helped approve 900 mil for pakistan, and 700 mil for gaza. i guess there's no need here. talk about hypocracy.
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