Jaffa
Americannoun
noun
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Biblical name: Joppa. Hebrew name: Yafo. a port in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950; an old Canaanite city
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a large variety of orange, having a thick skin
Example Sentences
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The film ends where it begins, in Jaffa.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
The project, led by Monash honours student Emma Jaffa and Professor Joanne Ryan, examined how both listening to music and playing instruments relate to cognitive health in adults over 70.
From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025
“One of the best things about music’s potential to decrease dementia risk is that it is fun, can be interactive and you can’t overdo it,” Jaffa said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
Jaffa thought the principles of the Declaration provided for the decisive defeat of slavery and legal racism in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Every day Liyana’s father drove her into Jerusalem, letting her off by Jaffa Gate so she could walk into the Armenian Quarter by herself and go to school.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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