Meanings
alternative archaic Cæsarea · alternative obsolete Cesarea
- A port city in Israel.
1 more example
The borders changed from mitzvah to mitzvah and the main criterion for inclusion seems to have been the Jewish population of the town. Thus Caesarea, a city inhabited by pagans and Jews, was originally considered part of Eretz Yisrael for the purposes of tithes and the Sabbatical year, but was later excluded.
2000, David Golinkin, “Returning Territories for the Sake of Peace”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 32Synonyms: Qesarya, Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palestina, Caesarea Palaestinae, Caesarea Stratonis, Caesarea Sebaste
- Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including:
- historicalFormer name of Cherchell: a city in northern Algeria; the former capital of Mauretania and Numidia in the Roman Empire.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA port city in Israel.
Origin
- LatinCaesarēa
- EnglishCaesarea
Learned borrowing from Latin Caesarēa. Both the Algerian and Turkish cities were named in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Kayseri and Cherchell.
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Ancient Greek Καισᾰ́ρεια
- Καισᾰ́ρεια (Kaisắreia)any of the places called Caesarea
Arabic قَيْسارِيّة
- قَيْسارِيّة (Qaysāriyya)any of the places called Caesarea
Catalan Cesarea
- Cesareaany of the places called Caesarea
Czech Caesarea
- Caesareaany of the places called Caesarea
French Césarée
- Césaréeany of the places called Caesarea
German Caesarea
- Caesareaany of the places called Caesarea
Greek Καισάρεια
- Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia)any of the places called Caesarea
Hebrew קֵיסָרְיָה
- קֵיסָרְיָה (Keysaryá)any of the places called Caesarea
Hindi कैसरिया
- कैसरिया (kaisariyā)any of the places called Caesarea
Hungarian Caesarea
- Caesareaany of the places called Caesarea
Italian Cesarea
- Cesareaany of the places called Caesarea
Korean 가이사랴
- 가이사랴 (Gaisarya)any of the places called Caesarea
Latin Caesarēa
- Caesarēaany of the places called Caesarea
Polish Cezarea
- Cezareaany of the places called Caesarea
Portuguese Cesareia
- Cesareiaany of the places called Caesarea
Russian Кесари́я
- Кесари́я (Kesaríja)any of the places called Caesarea
Spanish Cesarea
- Cesareaany of the places called Caesarea
Turkish Kayserya, Kayseri
- Kayseryaany of the places called Caesarea
- Kayseriany of the places called Caesarea
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Caesarea
Cite this entry
Caesarea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caesarea
“Caesarea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caesarea. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caesarea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caesarea.
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