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YAFO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950

Synonyms:

Jaffa; Joppa; Yafo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Yafo" is a part of...):

Tel Aviv; Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Tel Aviv-Yalo (the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean)

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