Judea

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/d͡ʒuˈdiːə//d͡ʒuˈdeɪ.ə/

proper noun

Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.

OriginLatin Iūdaea ← Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία ← Hebrew יְהוּדָה →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Judæa · alternative Judaea

  1. Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.

    In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Maccabees 1:10

Origin

  1. Hebrewיְהוּדָה
  2. Ancient GreekἸουδαία
  3. LatinIūdaea
  4. EnglishJudea

From Latin Iūdaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία
  • Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía)Judea
Arabic يَهُودَا
  • يَهُودَا (yahūdā)Judea
Bengali যিহূদিয়া
  • যিহূদিয়া (jihudiẏa)Judea
Bulgarian Юде́я
  • Юде́я (Judéja)Judea
Chinese Cantonese 猶太 /犹太
  • 猶太 /犹太 (jau⁴ taai³)Judea
Chinese Mandarin 朱迪亞 /朱迪亚, 猶太 /犹太
  • 朱迪亞 /朱迪亚 (Zhūdíyà)Judea
  • 猶太 /犹太 (Yóutài)Judea
Czech Judea
  • JudeaJudea
Danish Judæa
  • JudæaJudea
Dutch Judea
  • JudeaJudea
Esperanto Judujo
  • JudujoJudea
Estonian Juudamaa
  • JuudamaaJudea
Finnish Juudea
  • JuudeaJudea
French Judée
  • JudéeJudea
German Judäa
  • JudäaJudea
Greek Ιουδαία
  • Ιουδαία (Ioudaía)Judea
Hebrew יְהוּדָה
  • יְהוּדָה (yehudá)Judea
Hindi यहूदिया
  • यहूदिया (yahūdiyā)Judea
Icelandic Júdea
  • JúdeaJudea
Indonesian Yudea
  • YudeaJudea
Italian Giudea
  • GiudeaJudea
Japanese ユダヤ
  • ユダヤ (Yudaya)Judea
Korean 유대, 유태
  • 유대 (Yudae)Judea
  • 유태 (Yutae)Judea
Latin Iūdaea, Iūdea
  • IūdaeaJudea
  • IūdeaJudea
Latvian Jūdeja
  • JūdejaJudea
Lithuanian Judėja
  • JudėjaJudea
Norwegian Bokmål Judea
  • JudeaJudea
Polish Judea, Juda
  • JudeaJudea
  • JudaJudea
Portuguese Judeia
  • JudeiaJudea
Romanian Iudeea
  • IudeeaJudea
Russian Иуде́я
  • Иуде́я (Iudéja)Judea
Slovak Judea
  • JudeaJudea
Spanish Judea
  • JudeaJudea
Swahili Uyahudi
  • UyahudiJudea
Swedish Judea
  • JudeaJudea
Tagalog Hudea
  • HudeaJudea
Thai ยูเดีย
  • ยูเดียJudea
Turkish Yahudiye
  • YahudiyeJudea
Ukrainian Юде́я
  • Юде́я (Judéja)Judea
Urdu یَہُودِیَہ
  • یَہُودِیَہ (yahūdiya)Judea

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Judea

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Cite this entry
APA

Judea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judea

MLA

“Judea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Judea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judea.

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