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English noun: Jerusalem

1. Jerusalem (location) 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


Synonymscapital of Israel


Instance hypernymnational capital


Part holonymCalvary, Golgotha, Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, Sion, Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon, Wailing Wall, Zion


Part meronymIsrael, Sion, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion









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