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Haifa

proper noun

  1. city in northwestern Israel
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈxaɪfə/ / /ˈhaɪfə/

name

Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock".

  1. A port city in northern Israel.
  2. A district of Israel.