Galilee

Definitions

1. A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.
2. A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
3. The Sea of Galilee.
4. In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.
5. A village in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

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Examples

“Last⟳ spring⟳ I organised a race⟳ for birdwatchers in Jenin, and we had 21 Palestinians participating. They came from as far as the Naqab desert and the Galilee.”

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