Gaza

See also: Gazą, Gáza, Gâza, Gâză, gaza, gazá, gazą, gaža, gaża, gażą, gáza, gâza, and gâză

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza) from the Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה‎ (ʿazzā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːzə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Gaza

  1. Any of several places in Palestine:
    1. Ellipsis of Gaza City; A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Levant: A Palestinian city on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
    2. Ellipsis of Gaza Strip; A region of Palestine, Levant: A North-South strip of land at the southern end of the Levant on the Mediterranean bordering the Sinai Peninsula.
    3. Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza: A valley in Palestine, Levant: A wadi in the Gaza Strip

Alternative forms
  • Aza
  • Ghazza
  • Ghazzah
  • Ghazze

Derived terms

Translations
Gaza Strip — see Gaza Strip

Further reading

Catalan

Proper noun

Gaza f

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaza]
  • Rhymes: -aza

Proper noun

Gaza f (related adjective gazský, demonym Gazan)

  1. Gaza

Declension
Declension of Gaza (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Gaza
genitive Gazy
dative Gaze
accusative Gazu
vocative Gazo
locative Gaze
instrumental Gazou

Further reading
  • Gaza in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gaza, from Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עזה‎ (`aza).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.zaː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Proper noun

Gaza f

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
  2. Short for Gazastrook.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Latin Gaza.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.za/
  • Rhymes: -za

Proper noun

Gaza f

  1. Gaza

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה‎ ('Áza).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gaza f sg (genitive Gazae); first declension

  1. Gaza

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gaza
Genitive Gazae
Dative Gazae
Accusative Gazam
Ablative Gazā
Vocative Gaza
Locative Gazae

Polish
Gaza

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Gaza.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.za/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aza
  • Syllabification: Ga‧za
  • Homophone: gaza

Proper noun

Gaza f (related adjective gazański)

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (the capital city of Gaza Strip)
  2. Gaza, Gaza Strip (an exclave of Palestine)
    Synonym: Strefa Gazy
  3. Gaza (a province of Mozambique)

Declension
Declension of Gaza
singular
nominative Gaza
genitive Gazy
dative Gazie
accusative Gazę
instrumental Gazą
locative Gazie
vocative Gazo

Further reading
  • Gaza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gaza in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.zɐ/

  • Rhymes: -azɐ
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Proper noun

Gaza

  1. Gaza (a city in Palestine)
  2. A province of Mozambique

Usage notes

Gaza is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈɡaθa/ [ˈɡa.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈɡasa/ [ˈɡa.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: Ga‧za
  • Homophones: gaza, (Latin America) gasa

Proper noun

Gaza ?

  1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)

Derived terms

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Proper noun

Gaza

  1. Gaza
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