Gaza
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4.4
- proper noun
- /ˈɡɑːzə/
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Gaza
- Everybody knows how desperate the situation in the Gaza Strip is after almost three years of blockade.
- Gaza Strip
- West Bank and Gaza
- West Bank and Gaza
But now you have multiple Gaza demonstrations in Manhattan.
- But now you have multiple Gaza demonstrations in Manhattan.
- You've written a lot on Gaza, on Israel and Palestine.
- They want the whole Gaza Strip like they, they just want it all.
- They wanted to expel the entire population of Gaza in the Egyptian Sinai.
- You would have, you know, Gaza is on the Mediterranean.
- Questions like, did he get fired for covering Gaza on MSNBC?
- You said, do you call the famine in Gaza an unfolding genocide?
- One is I studied the economies of, you know, Jordan, West Bank, Gaza, Egypt, Morocco.
- I forget what year it was, but going into Gaza was really dangerous.
- But, you know, at this point, the the situation in Israel and Gaza is really rough.
- Make a better deal with Gaza, Israel, whatever, right?
- I know people who were born in Gaza when Gaza was run owned by Egypt.
Examples
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has drawn international attention and concern.
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I will leave to Gaza to negotiate peace.
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I forget what year it was, but going into Gaza was really dangerous.
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We thought it would remove the reason for people in Gaza to shell Israel.
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This time the focus was on Gaza and Palestine.
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Speaker, the conflict in Gaza must end.
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Anees explains that he has no permission to leave Gaza and that he often feels trapped.
Academic text (2011) -
As to water sources within Gaza, they are administered exclusively by the Palestinian water board with no Israeli interference.
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Israel's furious strikes on Gaza are laying waste to entire neighborhoods.
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Many children in Gaza face significant challenges due to ongoing conflict.
Synonyms
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4.8
A small coastal area between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gaza comes from an old Semitic name 'Azzah meaning 'strong' or 'fortress'. Because Gaza was an important coastal town and military stronghold long ago, the name helps explain why we still use it today for that region.