Tel Aviv
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Tel Aviv
- /ˌtɛl.əˈvɪv/
- /ˌtɛl.əˈviːv/
Rhymes with -ɪv
Where it comes from
From Hebrew תֵּל אָבִיב (tel 'avív), from the title of Nahum Sokolow's translation of Theodor Herzl's Altneuland (“The Old New Land”). From תֵּל (tél, “hill formed by ancient ruins”), symbolizing the Old, and אָבִיב ('avív, “spring”), symbolizing the New.
proper noun Tel-Aviv
- A city in Israel that later merged with Jaffa to form Tel Aviv-Yafo. Israel intercepted a missile fired by Hezbollah near Tel Aviv on Wednesday, an unprecedented attack by the militant group that reached deep into the country’s commercial heartlands and marked a new escalatory step in the conflict between the two sides.
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A district in Israel.
Similar: Tel Aviv District
- The municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo.
- The center of Tel Aviv-Yafo.
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name city in Israel
| Español | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 텔아비브 Terabibeu, 텔 아비브 Tel abibeu, 텔 어빕 Tel eobip |
| 日本語 | テルアビブ Teru-Abibu, テル・アヴィヴ Teru-Avivu |
| 中文 | 特拉維夫 /特拉维夫 Tèlāwéifū |
| हिन्दी | तेल अवीव tel avīv |
| Português | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Telavive |
| Français | Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel-Aviv-Jaffa |
| Deutsch | Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel Aviv |
| Italiano | Tel Aviv |
| Ελληνικά | Τελ Αβίβ Tel Avív, Τελ Αβίβ-Γιάφα Tel Avív-Giáfa |
| Română | Tel Aviv |
| Русский | Тель-Ави́в Telʹ-Avív |
| Tiếng Việt | Ten A-víp, Đồi Xuân |
| العربية | تَلّ أَبِيب tall ʔabīb, تَلّ أَبِيب يَافَا tall ʔabīb yāfā |
| עברית | תֵּל אָבִיב tel 'avív, תֵּל אָבִיב־יָפוֹ |
Talk about this word "Tel Aviv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tel%20aviv. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tel Aviv. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tel%20aviv "Tel Aviv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tel%20aviv.Cite this
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title = {Tel Aviv},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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