capital of israel

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   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

   SynonymsJerusalem

   Broadernational capital

   Part ofIsrael

   PartsHoly SepulcherTemple of JerusalemCalvaryZionWailing Wall

Questions about capital of israel

What does capital of israel mean?

capital of israel means "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".

What is another word for capital of israel?

Close synonyms include Jerusalem. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is capital of israel a common word?

capital of israel is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.