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Meaning of Galilee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡælɪliː

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.

Equivalents

العربية الجليل
Bosanski celile
Català galilea
Čeština Galilea galilejský
Deutsch Galiläa
Ελληνικά Γαλιλαία
Español Galilea
Français Galilée
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Galilaia
עברית גליל
हिन्दी गलील
Hrvatski celile
Հայերեն Գալիլեա
Íslenska Galílea
Italiano Galilea
日本語 ガリレヤ
Қазақша Ғалилея
한국어 갈릴래아
Latina Galilaea
Nederlands Galilea
Polski Galilea
Português Galileia
Русский Галиле́я
Српски celile
ไทย กาลิลี
Türkçe celîle
Українська Галілея
اردو گلیل
Tiếng Việt Ga-li-lê

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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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