Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the capital of Jenin governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
Israel has launched a major aerial and ground offensive into the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, its biggest military operation in the Palestinian territory in years, in what it described as an “extensive counter-terrorism effort”.
2023 July 3, Bethan McKernan, Peter Beaumont, “Israel attacks Jenin in biggest West Bank incursion in 20 years”, in The Guardian, →ISSN - A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine.
Origin
- Arabicجنين
- EnglishJenin
Borrowed from Arabic جنين (jinīn).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جِنِين
- جِنِين (jinīn)city in the West Bank
Chinese Mandarin 傑寧 /杰宁
- 傑寧 /杰宁 (Jiéníng)city in the West Bank
French Jénine
- Jéninecity in the West Bank
German Dschenin
- Dschenincity in the West Bank
Hebrew גֶּ׳נִין
- גֶּ׳נִין (jenín)city in the West Bank
Hindi जेनिन
- जेनिन (jenin)city in the West Bank
Spanish Yenín
- Yeníncity in the West Bank
Urdu جِنِین
- جِنِین (jinīn)city in the West Bank
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Cite this entry
APA
Jenin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jenin
MLA
“Jenin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jenin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jenin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jenin.
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