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Jerusalem

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/

Jerusalem proper noun: a city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

jerusalem: a city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity...
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Proper noun

Jerusalem (countable and uncountable, plural Jerusalems)

  1. A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
    • A Palestinian man rammed a mechanical digger into several cars and a bus in the centre of Jerusalem yesterday in the second such attack this month and injured 16 people before he was shot dead at the wheel.2008 July 22, Rory McCarthy, “Middle East: Driver shot dead after injuring 16 in second Jerusalem bulldozer attack”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 May 2021
    Synonyms:
    al-Quds, Hierosolyma
  2. A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
  3. A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  6. A town in Yates County, New York.
  7. A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
  8. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
  9. An unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  10. Former name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
  11. A suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
  12. A settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Māori name.
  13. Synonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.
    Synonyms:
    Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand

Jerusalem meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Jerusalem in Hindi

city in the Holy Land
यरुशलम yaruślam, येरुशलम yeruślam, अल-क़ुद्स al-quds, क़ुद्स quds

Jerusalem in Tamil

city in the Holy Land
எருசலேம் erucalēm

Jerusalem in Marathi

city in the Holy Land
जेरुसलेम jeruslem

Jerusalem in Urdu

city in the Holy Land
یَرُوشَلَم yarūśalam, یَروشَلَم yarośalam, بَیتُ الْمُقْدَّس baitu l-muqaddas, قُدْس quds, اَلْقُدْس alquds, قُدْسِ شَرِیف quds-i śarīf
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Jerusalem in Bengali
কুদুস kudus, যিরূশালেম jiruśalem, জেরুসালেম jeruśalem, জেরুজালেম jerujalem
Jerusalem in Telugu
జెరూసలేం jerūsalēṁ
Jerusalem in Malayalam
ജെറുസലേം jeṟusalēṁ, ഓറെശ്ലെം ōṟeśleṁ
Jerusalem in Kannada
ಜೆರುಸಲೆಂ jerusaleṃ
Jerusalem in Punjabi
ਜੇਰੂਸਲਮ jerūslam
Jerusalem in Gujarati
જેરુશલેમ jeruślem
Jerusalem in Sinhala
ජෙරුසලම jerusalama
Jerusalem in Nepali
जेरुसेलम jeruselam
Jerusalem in Pashto
قدس quds, بيت المقدس baytu l-muqadas, يروشلم yarūšalim
Jerusalem in Tagalog
Herusalen
Jerusalem in Arabic
الْقُدْس al-quds, بَيْت الْمَقْدِس bayt al-maqdis
Jerusalem in Malay
Baitulmuqaddis, Baitulmaqdis, Jerusalem, Yerusalem
Jerusalem in Indonesian
Yerusalem
Jerusalem in Thai
เยรูซาเลม yee-ruu-saa-lem
Jerusalem in Vietnamese
Giê-ru-sa-lem, Giê-ru-xa-lem, Giê-ru-da-lem, Gia Liêm
Jerusalem in Myanmar
ဂျေရုဆလင်မြို့ gyeru.hca.langmrui.
Dhivehi
އޫރުޝަލީމް ūrušalīm̊, ޤުދުސް qudus

Synonyms of Jerusalem

Forms of Jerusalem

pluralJerusalems

Origin of Jerusalem

From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

Words formed from Jerusalem

Phrases with Jerusalem

Questions about Jerusalem

What does Jerusalem mean?
Jerusalem means a city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
What is Jerusalem in Hindi?
Jerusalem in Hindi is यरुशलम (yaruślam), येरुशलम (yeruślam), अल-क़ुद्स (al-quds). See Jerusalem meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Jerusalem?
Jerusalem is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jerusalem?
Jerusalem is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/.

Words near Jerusalem in the dictionary

  1. Jerseyville
  2. Jerseywoman
  3. Jersian
  4. Jersians
  5. jerupigia
  6. Jerusalem
  7. Jerusalem artichoke
  8. Jerusalem artichokes
  9. Jerusalem cherries
  10. Jerusalem cherry
  11. Jerusalem cricket

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