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galilee definition

gali·lee (gal′ə lē′)

noun

a porch or chapel at the western entrance of certain medieval churches

Etymology: ME galilie < ML galilaea < L Galilaea, Galilee: ? because, being at the less sacred western end, it was compared with the scriptural “Galilee of the Gentiles”

Galilee definition

Gali·lee (gal′ə lē′)

  1. region of N Israel
  2. lake in NE Israel, on the Syrian border: c. 13 mi (21 km) long

Etymology: L Galilaea < Gr Galilaia < Heb hagalil < gelil (hagoyim), lit., district (of the Gentiles)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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