We found 2 definitions of state of israel from 2 different sources.
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state of israel - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine | ||
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion | ||
middle east, mideast, near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" | ||
accho, akka, akko, acre a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean | ||
west bank an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians | ||
galilee an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry | ||
gaza, gaza strip a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza" | ||
golan, golan heights a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel" | ||
capital of israel, jerusalem capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom | ||
caesarea an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine | ||
sodom (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants | ||
gomorrah, gomorrha (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants | ||
tel aviv, tel aviv-jaffa, tel aviv-yalo the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean | ||
haifa, hefa a major port in northwestern Israel | ||
negev, negev desert a desert in southern Israel | ||
dead sea a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level | ||
mount carmel a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel" |