galilee
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galilee¹
Where it comes from
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.
noun galilees
- A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
- In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.
Galilee²
- /ˈɡælɪliː/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Galilee, from Old French Galilee, from Latin Galilaea, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā), from Hebrew גָּלִיל (galíl).
proper noun
- A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel. Last spring I organised a race for birdwatchers in Jenin, and we had 21 Palestinians participating. They came from as far as the Naqab desert and the Galilee.
- The Sea of Galilee.
- A village in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
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Closest in meaning: crown, galileo, lofty, hebron, tiberias, jalil, lobby, narthex, porch, vestibule, atrium, foyer, entrance, portico, corridor, hallway
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Talk about this word "galilee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galilee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. galilee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galilee "galilee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galilee.Cite this
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title = {galilee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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