Gaza

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See also: Gazą, Gáza, Gâza, Gâză, gaza, gazá, gazą, gaža, gaża, gażą, gáza, gâza, and gâză

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Map of the Gaza Strip (2012)
Gaza City (2014)

Etymology

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From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from the Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (Ġazzā).

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Gaza

  2. The capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant.
  3. A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
  4. Ellipsis of Gaza Strip, a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
  5. Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza, a wadi and valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant.

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Translations

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Catalan

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Proper noun

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Gaza f

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)

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Czech

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Gaza f (related adjective gazský, demonym Gazan)

  1. Gaza

Declension

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Declension of Gaza (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Gaza
genitive Gazy
dative Gaze
accusative Gazu
vocative Gazo
locative Gaze
instrumental Gazou

Further reading

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  • Gaza in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gaza, from Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עזה (`aza).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.zaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Proper noun

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Gaza f

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
  2. Short for Gazastrook.

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin Gaza.

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Gaza f

  1. Gaza

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה ('Áza).

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Gaza f sg (genitive Gazae); first declension

  1. Gaza (the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine)

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gaza
Genitive Gazae
Dative Gazae
Accusative Gazam
Ablative Gazā
Vocative Gaza
Locative Gazae

Descendants

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  • English: Gaza
  • Sicilian: Gazza

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
Gaza

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Gaza.

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Gaza f (related adjective gazański)

  1. Gaza (the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, in the Levant)
  2. Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)
    Synonym: Strefa Gazy
  3. Gaza (a province of Mozambique)

Declension

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Declension of Gaza
singular
nominative Gaza
genitive Gazy
dative Gazie
accusative Gazę
instrumental Gazą
locative Gazie
vocative Gazo

Further reading

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  • Gaza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gaza in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -azɐ
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Proper noun

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Gaza

  1. Gaza (a city in Palestine)
  2. A province of Mozambique

Usage notes

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Gaza is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Serbo-Croatian

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Proper noun

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Gáza f (Cyrillic spelling Га́за)

  1. Gaza (a city in Palestine)

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

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Gaza ?

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)

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Swahili

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Gaza

  1. Gaza
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