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BETHLEHEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
Synonyms:
Bayt Lahm; Bethlehem; Bethlehem-Judah; Bethlehem Ephrathah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Bethlehem" is a part of...):
West Bank (an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Bethlehem" is a part of...):
Keystone State; PA; Pa.; Pennsylvania (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
