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Jericho

/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/US/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/

Jericho proper noun: a city in the West Bank, Palestine.

jericho: a city in the West Bank, Palestine
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Proper noun

Jericho

  1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
  2. A surname.
  3. A male given name.
  4. A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.
  5. A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
  7. A town in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky.
  9. An unincorporated community in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
  10. An unincorporated community in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  11. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A village in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
  3. A town and village therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  5. An unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown, Calumet County, Wisconsin.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Mukwonago, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Noun

Jericho (plural Jerichos)

  1. (informal) A place of retirement or concealment.

Jericho meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Jericho in Hindi

city
जेरिको jeriko, यरीहो yarīho

Jericho in Tamil

city
எரிக்கோ erikkō

Jericho in Marathi

city
जेरिको jeriko

Jericho in Bengali

city
আরীহা arīha
More languagesFewer languages
Jericho in Malayalam
ഈറീഹോ īṟīhō
Jericho in Arabic
أَرِيحَا ʔarīḥā, يِرِيحو
Jericho in Malay
Jericho
Jericho in Indonesian
Yerikho
Jericho in Persian
اریحا arihâ
Jericho in Vietnamese
Jericho

Forms of Jericho

pluralJerichos

Origin of Jericho

From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.

Words formed from Jericho

Phrases with Jericho

Questions about Jericho

What does Jericho mean?
Jericho means a city in the West Bank, Palestine.
What is Jericho in Hindi?
Jericho in Hindi is जेरिको (jeriko), यरीहो (yarīho). See Jericho meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Jericho?
Jericho can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Jericho?
Jericho is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Jericho in the dictionary

  1. Jeri curls
  2. jerib
  3. jeribs
  4. jerican
  5. jericans
  6. Jericho
  7. Jericho Center
  8. Jericho walk
  9. Jericho walks
  10. Jerichoan
  11. Jerichoans

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