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Judea

/d͡ʒuˈdiːə/

Judea proper noun: roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.

Proper noun

Judea

  1. Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.
    • In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Maccabees 1:10

Judea meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

Judea in Hindi

Judea
यहूदिया yahūdiyā

Judea in Urdu

Judea
یَہُودِیَہ yahūdiya

Judea in Bengali

Judea
যিহূদিয়া jihudiẏa

Judea in Telugu

Judea
యూదయ yūdaya
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Judea in Malayalam
യെഹൂദ്യ yehūdya
Judea in Tagalog
Hudea
Judea in Arabic
يَهُودَا yahūdā
Judea in Indonesian
Yudea
Judea in Thai
ยูเดีย

Forms of Judea

alternative formJudæa
alternative formJudaea

Origin of Judea

From Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).

Words formed from Judea

Phrases with Judea

Words that rhyme with Judea

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Questions about Judea

What does Judea mean?
Judea means roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.
What is Judea in Hindi?
Judea in Hindi is यहूदिया (yahūdiyā). See Judea meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Judea?
Judea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Judea?
Judea is pronounced /d͡ʒuˈdiːə/.

Words near Judea in the dictionary

  1. juddock
  2. juddocks
  3. judds
  4. Judds Creek
  5. Jude
  6. Judea
  7. Judea and Samaria
  8. Judean
  9. Judean Aramaic
  10. Judeans
  11. Judecca

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