Meanings
Gaza1
alternative Aza · alternative Azzah · alternative Ghazza · alternative Ghazzah · alternative Ghazze · alternative Ghazzeh · alternative G4z4
- A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.
- A governorate of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, around the city.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of the Gaza Strip: a region of Palestine, a north–south strip of land bordering the Mediterranean and the Sinai Peninsula at the southwestern end of the Levant.
The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.
2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 20251 more example
One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.
2019 April 12, Annalisa Quinn, “The Small Rebellions of Sally Rooney’s Normal People”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 01 May 2020 - abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Wadi Gaza: a wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Gaza2
- A historical empire in Southern Africa.
Synonyms: Gaza Kingdom, Gaza Empire
- A historical district of the colony of Portuguese East Africa in Southern Africa
Synonyms: Gazaland
- A region of Southern Africa
Synonyms: Gazaland
- A province of Mozambique.
Synonyms: Gaza Province
- A Nguni ethnic group in Southern Africa, who settled in the Gazaland region.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA historical empire in Southern Africa.
proper nounA historical district of the colony of Portuguese East Africa in Southern Africa
proper nounA region of Southern Africa
proper nounA province of Mozambique.
Origin
Gaza · proper noun
- Biblical Hebrewעַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)
- Ancient GreekΓάζα (Gáza)
- LatinGaza
- EnglishGaza
Borrowed from Latin Gaza, borrowed from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂). The Greek form of the Septuagint reflects the older Hebrew pronunciation with /ɣ~ʁ/, a phoneme that later merged with /ʕ/.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Gaza · proper noun
The founder of the Gaza Empire, Soshangane, named it after his grandfather Gasa kaLanga. The region, district, and province, are named after the empire. The people are named after the region.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Γάζα
- Γάζα (Gáza)city
Arabic غَزَّة
- غَزَّة (ḡazza)city
Bengali গাজা, গাজ্জা
- গাজা (gaja)city
- গাজ্জা (gajja)city
Bulgarian Га́за
- Га́за (Gáza)city
Chinese Mandarin 加沙, 加薩 /加萨
- 加沙 (Jiāshā)city
- 加薩 /加萨 (Jiāsà)city
Czech Gaza
- Gazacity
Danish Gaza
- Gazacity
Dutch Gaza
- Gazacity
Estonian Gaza
- Gazacity
Finnish Gaza
- Gazacity
French Gaza
- Gazacity
German Gaza
- Gazacity
Greek Γάζα
- Γάζα (Gáza)city
Hawaiian Gaza, Kaza
- Gazacity
- Kazacity
Hebrew עַזָּה, עַ׳זַּה
- עַזָּה ('áza)city
- עַ׳זַּהcity
Hindi ग़ज़ा, ग़ज़्ज़ा
- ग़ज़ा (ġazā)city
- ग़ज़्ज़ा (ġazzā)city
Hungarian Gáza
- Gázacity
Icelandic Gasa
- Gasacity
Italian Gaza
- Gazacity
Japanese ガザ
- ガザcity
Korean 가자
- 가자 (Gaja)city
Latvian Gaza
- Gazacity
Lithuanian Gaza
- Gazacity
Malay Gaza
- Gazacity
Māori Kāha
- Kāhacity
Norwegian Bokmål Gaza
- Gazacity
Polish Gaza
- Gazacity
Portuguese Gaza
- Gazacity
Romanian Gaza
- Gazacity
Russian Га́за
- Га́за (Gáza)city
Slovak Gaza
- Gazacity
Spanish Gaza
- Gazacity
Swahili Gaza
- Gazacity
Swedish Gaza
- Gazacity
Tagalog Gaza
- Gazacity
Thai กาซ่า
- กาซ่า (gaa-sâa)city
Turkish Gazze
- Gazzecity
Ukrainian Га́за
- Га́за (Háza)city
Urdu غَزَّہ
- غَزَّہ (ġazza)city
Vietnamese Gaza
- Gazacity
Yiddish עזה
- עזה (aze)city
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Gaza
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
Gaza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaza
“Gaza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaza. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gaza,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaza.
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