Jerusalem
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jə-ro͞o'sə-ləm
enpr: jə-ro͞o'zə-ləm
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/
Forms: form: Jerusalems
Etymology: From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).
Senses: synonyms: word: al-Quds
english: chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts
translation: chiefly in Islamic or Arabic contexts
word: Hierosolyma
english: chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city
translation: chiefly in reference to the ancient Roman or Crusader era city
meronyms: word: East Jerusalem
alt: EJ, East al-Quds
word: West Jerusalem
alt: WJ
glosses: A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
glosses: A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
A town in Yates County, New York.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A place in the United States:
Former name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
A settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Maori name.
glosses: A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
Synonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.
synonyms: word: Hiruharama
word: Gisborne District
word: New Zealand
Derived terms: word: Fallen Jerusalem Island
english: by folk etymology
translation: by folk etymology
taxonomic: Helianthus tuberosus
word: Jerusalem artichoke
taxonomic: Solanum pseudocapsicum
word: Jerusalem cherry
word: Jerusalem cricket
word: Jerusalem cross
word: Jerusalem Day
word: Jerusalem haddock
word: East Jerusalemite
word: West Jerusalemite
word: Jerusalemite
word: Jerusalem mixed grill
word: Jerusalem oak
word: Jerusalem pine
word: Jerusalem pony
taxonomic: Phlomis fruticosa
word: Jerusalem sage
word: Jerusalem Sunday
word: Jerusalem syndrome
word: Jerusalem Talmud
word: Jerusalem thorn
word: New Jerusalem
word: oak of Jerusalem
word: Old Jerusalem Island
word: Palestinian Jerusalem
word: Temple in Jerusalem
word: trip to Jerusalem