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Et-Tell

Et-Tell proper noun: an archaeological site in Israel popularly thought to be the biblical city of Ai.

Proper noun

Et-Tell

  1. An archaeological site in Israel popularly thought to be the biblical city of Ai.

Origin of Et-Tell

From Arabic تَلّ (tall, “hillock”); see tell (“mound over an ancient settlement”).

Questions about Et-Tell

What does Et-Tell mean?
Et-Tell means an archaeological site in Israel popularly thought to be the biblical city of Ai.
What part of speech is Et-Tell?
Et-Tell is a proper noun.

Words near Et-Tell in the dictionary

  1. et tu, Brute
  2. et ux
  3. et ux.
  4. et uxor
  5. ET-743
  6. Et-Tell
  7. et. al
  8. ET50
  9. ET743
  10. eta
  11. Eta Carinae

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