Gaza

From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzā ~ ġazzā). The Greek form of the Septuagint reflects the older Hebrew pronunciation with /ɣ~ʁ/, a phoneme that later merged with /ʕ/.

• Aza, Azzah, Ghazza, Ghazzah, Ghazze, Ghazzeh
• G4z4 (filter-avoidance spelling)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː.zə/, /ˈɡæ.zə/, (also in bibical contexts) /ˈɡeɪ.zə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə, -eɪzə
• Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Gaza

2. A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.
4. A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
6. Ellipsis of the Gaza Strip: a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
   • 2019 April 12, Annalisa Quinn, “The Small Rebellions of Sally Rooney’s Normal People”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.

   • 2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.

8. Ellipsis of Wadi Gaza: a wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Gaza

1. A Nguni ethnic group in Southern Africa.
2. A historical empire in Southern Africa; in full, Gaza Empire.

   Synonym: Gazaland

3. A province of Mozambique.

• Gaza people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gaza Province on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡa.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡa.za]
• Rhymes: -aza

Gaza f

1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)

• franja de Gaza
• gazià

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaza]
• Rhymes: -aza

Gaza f (relational adjective gazský, demonym Gazan)

1. Gaza

• “Gaza”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957

From Middle Dutch gaza, from Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עזה (`aza).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaː.zaː/

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• Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Gaza n

1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
2. short for Gazastrook

• Gaze (archaic)

From Latin Gaza.

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.za/
• Rhymes: -za

Gaza f

1. Gaza

From Latin Gaza. The now standard pronunciation with /z/ was influenced by English Gaza, perhaps also directly by Arabic غَزّة (ḡazza).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːza/, (biblical, now archaic) /ˈɡaːtsa/

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Gaza n (proper noun, genitive Gazas or (optionally with an article) Gaza)

1. Gaza (city in Palestine)

• Kaka

IPA^(key): /ˈka.ka/, [ˈkɐ.kə]

Gaza

1. Gaza (a region of Palestine)
2. Gaza City (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)

• Gazza

From Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from the Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (Ġazzā).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.d͡za/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.za/ (Northern Italian dialects)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡad.d͡za/ (Southern Italian dialects)

Gaza f

2. a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant
3. a governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
4. ellipsis of Striscia di Gaza (“Gaza Strip”)

• (city): città di Gaza

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה ('Áza).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaz.za]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɡad̪.d̪͡z̪a]

Gaza f sg (genitive Gazae); first declension

1. Gaza (the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• English: Gaza
• French: Gaza, (archaic) Gaze
• Italian: Gaza
• Sicilian: Gazza

Learned borrowing from Latin Gaza.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.za/

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• Rhymes: -aza
• Syllabification: Ga‧za
• Homophone: gaza

Gaza f (related adjective gazański)

1. Gaza (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City)
2. Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)

   Synonym: Strefa Gazy

3. Gaza (a province of Mozambique)

• Gaza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Gaza in PWN's encyclopedia

• Rhymes: -azɐ
• Hyphenation: Ga‧za

Gaza f

1. Gaza (a city in Palestine)
2. a province of Mozambique

Gaza is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Gáza f (Cyrillic spelling Га́за)

1. Gaza (a city in Palestine)

• Pojas Gaze

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaθa/ [ˈɡa.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡasa/ [ˈɡa.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Ga‧za
• Homophones: gaza, (Latin America) gasa

Gaza ?

1. Gaza, Gaza City (a city in Palestine)
   • 2025 August 3, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Demócratas a favor de Israel intentan distanciarse de Netanyahu para frenar el giro del partido en medio de la crisis en Gaza”, in CNN en Español‎^[3]:

     Chuck Schumer y Kirsten Gillibrand, quien lidera la comisión de campaña del Senado demócrata, han expresado su preferencia por Stevens, quien publicó la semana pasada una declaración en la que hace un llamado a cooperar para lograr que llegue comida a Gaza y liberar a los rehenes israelíes.

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Gaza

1. Gaza