Gaza vs Gaza Strip

Gaza and Gaza Strip both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Gaza	Yes	No	No	No
Gaza Strip	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Gaza and Gaza Strip are synonyms defined as:

Gaza and Gaza Strip: a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt

Gaza (noun)	Gaza Strip (noun)
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt	a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt