noun
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 (Freq. 4)
• Syn: ↑capital of Israel
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Israel, ↑State of Israel, ↑Yisrael, ↑Zion, ↑Sion
• Part Meronyms:
↑Holy Sepulcher, ↑Holy Sepulchre, ↑Temple of Jerusalem, ↑Temple of Solomon, ↑Calvary, ↑Golgotha, ↑Zion, ↑Sion, ↑Wailing Wall
Useful english dictionary. 2012.