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Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee proper noun: a lake in northern Israel, located next to the ancient city of Tiberias.

Proper noun

the Sea of Galilee

  1. A lake in northern Israel, located next to the ancient city of Tiberias.
    Synonyms:
    Gennesaret, Kinneret, Lake Tiberias, Lake Tiberius, Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Kinnereth

Sea of Galilee meaning in Arabic

Sea of Galilee in Arabic

lake in northern Israel
بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّة

Synonyms of Sea of Galilee

Questions about Sea of Galilee

What does Sea of Galilee mean?
Sea of Galilee means a lake in northern Israel, located next to the ancient city of Tiberias.
What is Sea of Galilee in Arabic?
Sea of Galilee in Arabic is بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّة. See Sea of Galilee meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Sea of Galilee?
Sea of Galilee is a proper noun.

Words near Sea of Galilee in the dictionary

  1. Sea of Azof
  2. Sea of Azoff
  3. Sea of Azoph
  4. Sea of Azov
  5. Sea of Cortez
  6. Sea of Galilee
  7. sea of instability
  8. Sea of Japan
  9. Sea of Marmara
  10. Sea of Moscow
  11. Sea of Okhotsk

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