Meanings
nounGazan (plural Gazans)
plural Gazans · alternative Gazaean
- A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general).
Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.
2009 January 8, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The Gaza Boomerang”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020
adjectiveGazan (not comparable)
alternative Gazaean
- not comparableOf or from Gaza.
He expressed outrage at the massacres of Jews by Hamas, as he should have, but he has struggled to be equally clear about valuing Gazan lives.
2023 October 21, Nicholas D. Kristof, “We Must Not Kill Gazan Children to Try to Protect Israel’s Children”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2023
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewעַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)
- Ancient GreekΓάζα (Gáza)
- LatinGaza
- EnglishGaza
- EnglishGazan
Translations
Ancient Greek Γαζαῖος, Γαζαίᾱ
- Γαζαῖος (Gazaîos)person from Gaza
- Γαζαίᾱ (Gazaíā)person from Gaza
- γαζητικός (gazētikós)of or from Gaza
- Γαζαῖος (Gazaîos)of or from Gaza
Arabic غَزِّيّ, غَزِّيَّة
- غَزِّيّ (ḡazziyy)person from Gaza
- غَزِّيَّة (ḡazziyya)person from Gaza
- غَزَّاوِيّ (ḡazzāwiyy)person from Gaza
- غَزَّاوِيَّة (ḡazzāwiyya)person from Gaza
- غَزِّيّ (ḡazziyy)of or from Gaza
- غَزَّاوِيّ (ḡazzāwiyy)of or from Gaza
Bulgarian газки, газски
- газки (gazki)of or from Gaza
- газски (gazski)of or from Gaza
Catalan gazià, gaziana
- gaziàperson from Gaza
- gazianaperson from Gaza
- gaziàof or from Gaza
- gazianaof or from Gaza
Chinese Mandarin 加薩人 /加萨人
- 加薩人 /加萨人person from Gaza
Czech Gazan, Gazanka
- Gazanperson from Gaza
- Gazankaperson from Gaza
- gazskýof or from Gaza
Dutch Gazaan, Gazaanse
- Gazaanperson from Gaza
- Gazaanseperson from Gaza
- Gazietperson from Gaza
- Gazaansof or from Gaza
Esperanto gazano
- gazanoperson from Gaza
Finnish gazalainen, gazalainen
- gazalainenperson from Gaza
- gazalainenof or from Gaza
French Gazaoui, Gazaouie
- Gazaouiperson from Gaza
- Gazaouieperson from Gaza
- Gazéenperson from Gaza
- Gazéenneperson from Gaza
- Gazaouiteperson from Gaza
- gazaouiof or from Gaza
- gazéenof or from Gaza
- gazaouiteof or from Gaza
German Gazäer, Gazäerin
- Gazäerperson from Gaza
- Gazäerinperson from Gaza
- Gazanerperson from Gaza
- Gazanerinperson from Gaza
- gazäischof or from Gaza
Greek Γαζαίος, Γαζαία
- Γαζαίος (Gazaíos)person from Gaza
- Γαζαία (Gazaía)person from Gaza
- Γαζαουί (Gazaouí)person from Gaza
- Γαζαίος (Gazaíos)of or from Gaza
Hebrew עַזָּתִי, עַזָּתִית
- עַזָּתִי ('azatí)person from Gaza
- עַזָּתִית ('azatít)person from Gaza
- עזתיםperson from Gaza
- עזתיותperson from Gaza
- עַזָּתִי ('azatí)of or from Gaza
Italian gazeo, gazea
- gazeoperson from Gaza
- gazeaperson from Gaza
- gazeseperson from Gaza
- gazawiperson from Gaza
- gazetaperson from Gaza
- gazeoof or from Gaza
- gazeseof or from Gaza
- gazawiof or from Gaza
- gazetaof or from Gaza
Latin Gazaeus, Gazaea
- Gazaeusperson from Gaza
- Gazaeaperson from Gaza
- Gazētēsperson from Gaza
- Gazensisof or from Gaza
- Gazaeusof or from Gaza
- gazeticusof or from Gaza
Polish Gazańczyk, Gazanka
- Gazańczykperson from Gaza
- Gazankaperson from Gaza
- Gazejczykperson from Gaza
- Gazejkaperson from Gaza
- gazańskiof or from Gaza
Russian газский
- газский (gazskij)of or from Gaza
Slovak gazský
- gazskýof or from Gaza
Spanish gazatí, gazeo
- gazatíperson from Gaza
- gazeoperson from Gaza
- gazeaperson from Gaza
- gazatíof or from Gaza
- gazeoof or from Gaza
Swedish gazan, Gazabo
- gazanperson from Gaza
- Gazaboperson from Gaza
- gazanskof or from Gaza
Ukrainian газький, газський
- газький (hazʹkyj)of or from Gaza
- газський (hazsʹkyj)of or from Gaza
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Gazan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gazan
MLA
“Gazan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gazan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gazan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gazan.
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