Carmel

[ kahr-muhl, kahr-mel kahr-muhl kahr-mel ]

noun

1. Mount Carmel, a mountain range in northwestern Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1,818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 kilometers) long.
2. a town in central Indiana.
3. Also called Car·mel-by-the-Sea [kahr-, mel, -bahy-, th, uh, -, see]. a town in western California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort.
4. a female given name.

Carmel

/ ˈkɑːməl /

noun

1. Mount Carmel
   a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carmel¹

From Latin Carmel, Carmēlus, from Greek Kármēlos, from Hebrew karmel “garden, orchard”

Example Sentences

Church officials launched an investigation after the October 2023 music video release for Carpenter's hit song Feather, filmed inside the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

From BBC

The pilot, Peterson Conway, told the news station he was flying from Carmel, where he lives, to Palo Alto when he began to have mechanical issues.

From Los Angeles Times

Both characters are first-generation Windrush men, and the pair try to come out to Carmel, Walker's religious wife.

From BBC

Spokespeople for the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and Carmel Police Department have not responded to multiple requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

The change of prize also ups the stakes: Sheryl and Rodney win an all-expenses-paid trip to Carmel when the real prize was tennis lessons and tickets to Magic Mountain theme park.

From Los Angeles Times