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Jerusalem definition

Je·ru·sa·lem (jə ro̵̅o̅′zə ləm, -sə-; -lem)

capital of Israel (the country) in the central part: divided (1948-67) between Israel & Jordan: since 1967 Israel holds entire city and environs: pop. 591,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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