Jerusalen
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Jelusalen
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Hierusalem, from Ancient Greek Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm), from Hebrew ירושלים (Yerushalayim).
Proper noun
Jerusalen
- Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)
Further reading
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