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Golan.

A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.

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  1. A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.

    countable · historical · uncountable
  2. A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A habitational surname from Hebrew.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹלָן (golán).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.