Golan

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proper noun

A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.

OriginHebrew גּוֹלָן →
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Meanings

proper nounGolan (countable and uncountable, plural Golans)

plural Golans

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.
  2. countableuncountableA region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewגּוֹלָן
  2. EnglishGolan

Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹלָן (golán).

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Cite this entry
APA

Golan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golan

MLA

“Golan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golan.

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