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Tel Aviv-Yafo

Tel Aviv-Yafo

5.5
The technology and startup sector in and near the city
  • proper noun
  • /tɛl əˈviv ˈjɑːfoʊ/
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  • Global investors gathered in Tel Aviv-Yafo to scout opportunities in the city's thriving startup ecosystem.

Examples

  • The annual conference highlighted how Tel Aviv-Yafo leads Israel in cybersecurity and AI innovation.

  • Many entrepreneurs moved to Tel Aviv-Yafo hoping to plug into its dense network of venture capitalists.

  • The startup scene in Tel Aviv-Yafo is thriving.

  • Many entrepreneurs flock to Tel Aviv-Yafo for opportunities.

  • Global investors gathered in Tel Aviv-Yafo to scout opportunities in the city's thriving startup ecosystem.

  • The annual conference highlighted how Tel Aviv-Yafo leads Israel in cybersecurity and AI innovation.

  • Many entrepreneurs moved to Tel Aviv-Yafo hoping to plug into its dense network of venture capitalists.

Synonyms

tech hub
vsTel Aviv-Yafo
1 3.4

A city or area where many technology companies and startups develop new products

is the sector concentrated in one city's local area rather than any region

Surface Forms

Tel Aviv-Yafo main

Morphology

Tel + Aviv-Yafo

Tel Aviv-Yafo is a place name whose specialized metonymic use to mean the city's tech/startup sector is not compositionally derived from its surface parts; the constituents are not transparent lexical items in English. A B1 learner who knows the words (or recognizes the place name) would not reliably infer this extended metonymic meaning without prior exposure, so the expression is not predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Tel Aviv-Yafo is also used to mean the city's busy 'tech' world because many startups, investors and tech meetings are based there, so the place name often stands for the area's lively technology and startup scene.