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Gazaean

/ɡəˈziːən/

Gazaean is the alternative form of Gazan.

Meaning of Gazan

Adjective

Gazan (not comparable)

  1. Of or from Gaza.
    • He expressed outrage at the massacres of Jews by Hamas, as he should have, but he has struggled to be equally clear about valuing Gazan lives.2023 October 21, Nicholas D. Kristof, “We Must Not Kill Gazan Children to Try to Protect Israel’s Children”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2023

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Forms of Gazaean

Adjective
comparativemore Gazaean
superlativemost Gazaean
alternative formGazean
alternative form (archaic)Gazæan
Noun
pluralGazaeans

Origin of Gazaean

From Gaza + -ean, modelled after Latin Gazaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαζαῖος (Gazaîos).

Words that rhyme with Gazaean

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Questions about Gazaean

What is Gazaean the alternative form of?
Gazaean is the alternative form of Gazan.
How do you pronounce Gazaean?
Gazaean is pronounced /ɡəˈziːən/.

Words near Gazaean in the dictionary

  1. Gaza Envelope
  2. Gaza Strip
  3. gazabo
  4. gazaboes
  5. gazabos
  6. Gazaean
  7. Gazaeans
  8. Gazafication
  9. Gazakh
  10. gazal
  11. gazals

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Gazaean (page history and authors); Gazan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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