Haifa
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- proper noun
- /haɪfə/
- The landing craft are loaded on flatcars in Haifa, ready to go.
- Haifa University
- Haifa, Israel
- Bahá'í Gardens in Haifa
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- And and then just compare it going to Haifa, for example, and it's just night and day.
- You know, she grew up by the she grew up by the sea after she relocated to Haifa, which after, you know, Jerusalem, we want that.
- And I made it clear to Israelis, don't move on Haifa.
Examples
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Beyond the rocks lay Haifa, the port, and the hills of Carmel.
Fiction book (1990) -
Leaving Brazil in 1955, he spent two years at the Technion in Haifa, Israel, before moving to Bristol, England.
Academic text (1993) -
- Is it near Haifa?
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Like when we lived in Haifa.
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John Clark was in Haifa yesterday.
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I came just a few weeks ago with my son from Haifa, and now he has disappeared.
Fiction book (1996) -
It left Haifa a week ago.
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She lives as a Christian in Haifa.
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Covered a lot of ground in a week: Haifa, Tel Aviv, Galilee.
Fiction book (1990) -
Haifa is a major port city located on the Mediterranean coast of Haifa.
Synonyms
A port city in northwest Israel on the Mediterranean coast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haifa likely comes from an old local word like Hebrew yafa 'beautiful', a meaning it shares with nearby Jaffa. So you can remember Haifa as a 'beautiful' coastal city and an important port.