Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin Hierusalem, from Ancient Greek Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm), from Hebrew ירושלים (Yerushalayim).

Proper noun

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Jerusalen

  1. Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)

Descendants

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  • Galician: Xerusalén
  • Portuguese: Jerusalém

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