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GALILEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "Galilee"):
Nazareth (a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary)
Holonyms ("Galilee" is a part of...):
Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
Derivation:
Galilaean; Galilean (of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants)
Galilean (of or relating to Galileo or his works)
