GALILEE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

Meronyms (parts of "Galilee"):

Nazareth (a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary)

Holonyms ("Galilee" is a part of...):

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)

Derivation:

Galilaean; Galilean (of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants)

Galilean (of or relating to Galileo or his works)