Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Israel | Yes | No | No | No |
Near East | Yes | No | No | No |
Israel (noun) | Near East (noun) |
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Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine | the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century |
an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC |