Tiberias

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/taɪˈbɪəɹi.æs/

proper noun

A town in the Northern District, on the Sea of Galilee in Israel.

OriginLatin Tiberias ← Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Northern District, on the Sea of Galilee in Israel.
  2. A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤιβεριάς
  2. LatinTiberias
  3. EnglishTiberias

From Latin Tiberias, from Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás), after the Emperor Tiberius.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τιβεριάς
  • Τιβεριάς (Tiberiás)town
Arabic طَبَرِيَّة
  • طَبَرِيَّة (ṭabariyya)town
Catalan Tiberíades
  • Tiberíadestown
French Tibériade
  • Tibériadetown
Greek Τιβεριάδα
  • Τιβεριάδα (Tiveriáda)town
Hebrew טְבֶרְיָה
  • טְבֶרְיָה (t'veryá)town
Hindi तिबिरियास
  • तिबिरियास (tibiriyās)town
Latin Tiberias
  • Tiberiastown
Māori Taipīria
  • Taipīriatown
Polish Tyberiada
  • Tyberiadatown
Russian Тве́рия
  • Тве́рия (Tvérija)town
Turkish Tiberya
  • Tiberyatown
Ukrainian Тве́рія
  • Тве́рія (Tvérija)town
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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