Tel Aviv-Jaffa
- proper noun
- /tɛl əˈviːv ˈjɑːfə/
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Tel Aviv-Jaffa
- Many international companies have offices in Tel Aviv-Jaffa due to its strong business environment.
Examples
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I visited Tel Aviv-Jaffa and enjoyed its vibrant nightlife and beautiful beaches.
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As Israel's largest metropolis, Tel Aviv-Jaffa is famous for its cultural diversity.
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I visited Tel Aviv-Jaffa last summer.
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Have you ever been to Tel Aviv-Jaffa?
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As Israel's largest metropolis, Tel Aviv-Jaffa is famous for its cultural diversity.
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I visited Tel Aviv-Jaffa and enjoyed its vibrant nightlife and beautiful beaches.
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Many international companies have offices in Tel Aviv-Jaffa due to its strong business environment.
Synonyms
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The largest city in Israel on the Mediterranean coast and its main business center
A large city on Israel's Mediterranean coast that is the country's main business and finance center
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tel + Aviv-Jaffa
This is a toponym formed by combining two place-names (Tel Aviv and Jaffa); if a learner recognises the constituents as place names, they can infer the combined form refers to a city/municipality. The hyphenation and capitalization signal a place-name combination, a cross-linguistically common compositional pattern, though specific facts about the city (e.g. being the largest city or financial centre) are not derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Tel Aviv-Jaffa comes from joining two places: Tel Aviv, a 'new' town, and Jaffa, an 'old' port by the sea. That's why Tel Aviv-Jaffa today means one big city that is both modern and full of history.