Jerusalem

plural Jerusalems

1. countableuncountableA city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

   A Palestinian man rammed a mechanical digger into several cars and a bus in the centre of Jerusalem yesterday in the second such attack this month and injured 16 people before he was shot dead at the wheel.

   2008 July 22, Rory McCarthy, “Middle East: Driver shot dead after injuring 16 in second Jerusalem bulldozer attack”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 May 2021

   Synonyms: al-Quds, Hierosolyma

2. countableuncountableA poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
3. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
   1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
   4. countableuncountableA town in Yates County, New York.
   5. countableuncountableA township in Lucas County, Ohio.
   6. countableuncountableA village in Monroe County, Ohio.
   7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island.
   8. countableuncountableFormer name of Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
   9. countableuncountableA suburban area in Skellingthorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF9171).
   10. countableuncountableA settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand, also known as Hiruharama, the Māori name.
   11. countableuncountableSynonym of Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand.

       Synonyms: Hiruharama, Gisborne District, New Zealand