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Gadara

Gadara proper noun: former name of Umm Qais: a city in northwestern Jordan.

Proper noun (1)

Gadara

  1. (historical) Former name of Umm Qais: a city in northwestern Jordan.
    Synonyms:
    Gedaris, Antioch, Antiochia, Antiochia Semiramis, Seleucia

Proper noun (2)

Gadara

  1. A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms of Gadara

Origin of Gadara

From Latin Gadara, from Ancient Greek Γάδαρα (Gádara).

Questions about Gadara

What does Gadara mean?
Gadara means former name of Umm Qais: a city in northwestern Jordan.
What part of speech is Gadara?
Gadara is a proper noun.

Words near Gadara in the dictionary

  1. Gadag
  2. Gadamerian
  3. Gadames
  4. Gadamis
  5. Gadang
  6. Gadara
  7. Gadarean
  8. Gadarene
  9. Gadarene swine
  10. Gadaria
  11. Gadariya

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