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Galilee

ga·li·lee

UK/ˈɡælɪliː/ US/ˈɡælʌˌli/ uncommon

noun

1.

an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus''s ministry

Origin

From late Middle English galilie, from Old French galilee, from Medieval Latin galilaea, from Latin Galilaea (“Galilee”). Possibly the allusion is to Galilee being an outlying region of Biblical Palestine.

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