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Jericho.

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/US

  1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

  2. A surname.

  3. A male given name.

  4. A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.

  5. A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

  6. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Crittenden County, Arkansas.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A village in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.

  16. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

  17. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown, Calumet County, Wisconsin.

  18. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Mukwonago, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.

noun/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/US

  1. A place of retirement or concealment.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.

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