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djebel

or jeb·el

[ jeb-uhl ]

noun

  1. (chiefly in Arabic-speaking countries) a mountain: often used as part of a placename to indicate that the place is situated on or near a mountain:

    the Djebel Druze of southern Syria.



djebel

/ ˈdʒɛbəl /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of jebel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of djebel1

< French < dialectal Arabic jebel
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Example Sentences

Djebel Shomer lies almost due south, and much nearer than any other of the places above specified.

Beyond it rose the wall-like steeps of Djebel Toweyk, so often heard of, and now seen close at hand.

The mountains forming this cape culminate in a grand conical peak, about 5,000 feet in height, called Djebel Okrab.

Next morning we saw at a distance a range of hills, running north and south, called by the Arabs Djebel Khalie.

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