Nazareth

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/ˈnæzəɹəθ/

proper noun

A city in northern Israel.

OriginLatin Nāzareth ← Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ ← Hebrew נָצְרַת →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in northern Israel.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Kentucky.
    2. A borough and historic district in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    3. A minor city in Castro County, Texas.
    4. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
  3. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
    2. A barangay of Buruanga, Aklan, Philippines.
    3. A barangay of Sibalom, Antique, Philippines.
    4. A barangay of Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
    5. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
    6. A barangay of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
  4. Former name of Adama, Ethiopia, alternatively Nazreth.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adama

Origin

  1. Hebrewנָצְרַת
  2. Koine GreekΝᾱζᾰρέθ
  3. LatinNāzareth
  4. EnglishNazareth

Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ναζαρέτ, Ναζαρέθ
  • Ναζαρέτ (Nazarét)a city in northern Israel
  • Ναζαρέθ (Nazaréth)a city in northern Israel
Arabic النَّاصِرَة
  • النَّاصِرَة (an-nāṣira)a city in northern Israel
Catalan Natzaret
  • Natzareta city in northern Israel
Chinese Mandarin 拿撒勒, 納匝肋 /纳匝肋
  • 拿撒勒 (Násālè)a city in northern Israel
  • 納匝肋 /纳匝肋 (Nàzālèi)a city in northern Israel
  • 那薩羅 /那萨罗 (Nàsàluó)a city in northern Israel
Czech Nazaret
  • Nazareta city in northern Israel
Dutch Nazareth
  • Nazaretha city in northern Israel
Estonian Naatsaret
  • Naatsareta city in northern Israel
Finnish Nasaret
  • Nasareta city in northern Israel
French Nazareth
  • Nazaretha city in northern Israel
German Nazareth, Nazaret
  • Nazaretha city in northern Israel
  • Nazareta city in northern Israel
Greek Ναζαρέτ
  • Ναζαρέτ (Nazarét)a city in northern Israel
Hawaiian Nazareta
  • Nazaretaa city in northern Israel
Hebrew נָצְרַת
  • נָצְרַת (natsrát)a city in northern Israel
Hindi नासरत
  • नासरत (nāsarat)a city in northern Israel
Hungarian Názáret
  • Názáreta city in northern Israel
Irish Nazarat, Nasaireit
  • Nazarata city in northern Israel
  • Nasaireita city in northern Israel
Italian Nazaret
  • Nazareta city in northern Israel
Japanese ナザレ
  • ナザレ (Nazare)a city in northern Israel
Latin Nāzara, Nāzareth
  • Nāzaraa city in northern Israel
  • Nāzaretha city in northern Israel
Latvian Nācarete
  • Nācaretea city in northern Israel
Lithuanian Nazaretas
  • Nazaretasa city in northern Israel
Malay Nazaret
  • Nazareta city in northern Israel
Māori Nahareta
  • Naharetaa city in northern Israel
Persian ناصره
  • ناصره (nâsere)a city in northern Israel
Polish Nazaret
  • Nazareta city in northern Israel
Portuguese Nazaré
  • Nazaréa city in northern Israel
Russian Назаре́т
  • Назаре́т (Nazarét)a city in northern Israel
Spanish Nazaret
  • Nazareta city in northern Israel
Swedish Nasaret
  • Nasareta city in northern Israel
Tamil நாசரேத்து
  • நாசரேத்து (nācarēttu)a city in northern Israel
Thai นาซาเร็ธ
  • นาซาเร็ธa city in northern Israel
Turkish Nasıra
  • Nasıraa city in northern Israel
Urdu ناصرہ
  • ناصرہ (nāṣirah)a city in northern Israel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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