noun
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
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he is a Palestinian from Gaza
• Syn: ↑Gaza Strip
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑Israel, ↑State of Israel, ↑Yisrael, ↑Zion, ↑Sion
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/gah"zeuh, gaz"euh, gay"zeuh/, n.
a seaport on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Gaza Strip, adjacent to SW Israel; occupied by Israel 1967-94; since 1994 under Palestinian self-rule: ancient trade-route center. 118,300.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.