Nazareth
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Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzaréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.
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Nazareth
- A city in northern Israel.
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a city in northern Israel
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First attested as Nazareth in 1866. Named after a former farmstead.
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Nazareth n
- A neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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Nazareth n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazareths)
- Nazareth (city in Palestine, modern Israel)
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From the Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzaréth, “Nazareth”), probably from the Hebrew נָצְרַת (Nāṣraṯ).
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaːz.za.retʰ/, [ˈnäːz̪d̪͡z̪ärɛt̪ʰ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnad.d͡za.ret/, [ˈnäd̪ː͡z̪äret̪]
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Nāzareth f (indeclinable)
- Alternative form of Nāzara
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- “Nāzăreth”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nazareth in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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