noun
1. a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Pennsylvania, ↑Keystone State, ↑PA
2. a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
• Syn: ↑Bayt Lahm, ↑Bethlehem Ephrathah, ↑Bethlehem-Judah
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑West Bank
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bethlehem, bethlemsee bedlam.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.