galilee

¹

[ gal-uh-lee ]

noun

1. a porch or vestibule, often on the ground floor of a tower, at the entrance of some English churches.

Galilee

²

[ gal-uh-lee ]

noun

1. an ancient Roman province in what is now northern Israel.
2. Sea of Galilee. a lake in northeastern Israel through which the Jordan River flows. 14 miles (23 kilometers) long; 682 feet (208 meters) below sea level. Also called Lake Tiberias,.

Galilee

¹

/ ˈɡælɪˌliː /

noun

1. Sea of Galilee or Lake Tiberias or Lake Kinneret
   a lake in NE Israel, 209 m (686 ft) below sea level, through which the River Jordan flows. Area: 165 sq km (64 sq miles)
2. a northern region of Israel: scene of Christ's early ministry

galilee

²

/ ˈɡælɪˌliː /

noun

1. a porch or chapel at the entrance to some medieval churches and cathedrals in England

Word History and Origins

Origin of galilee¹

1585–95; < Medieval Latin galilaea porch of a church, literally, Galilee; perhaps alluding to Galilee as a country of Gentiles (as opposed to Judaea), the porch being an area especially associated with the laity

Origin of galilee²

From Old French Galilee, from Latin Galilaea, from Greek Galilaía , from Hebrew galil, haggalil “district, the district”

Example Sentences

In the afternoon, it said about 55 projectiles were fired towards the Central Galilee, Upper Galilee and Western Galilee regions.

From BBC

Ms Zehani lives 9km from the Lebanese border in western Galilee and saw Sunday’s events unfold from her balcony.

From BBC

Hezbollah has for years stated its aim to invade the Galilee in northern Israel.

From BBC

His speech coincided with the launch of more than 100 rockets towards Haifa Bay, as well as the Lower, Central and Upper Galilee regions.

From BBC

Another person was injured when a barrage of rockets hit the town of Tiberias, which is located to the east on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

From BBC