"Jericho" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Iericho}} Middle English Iericho, {{inh|en|ang|Iericho}} Old English Iericho, {{der|en|la|Ierīchō}} Latin Ierīchō, {{der|en|grc|Ἰερῑχώ}} Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), {{der|en|hbo|יְרִיחוֹ|tr=yərīḥō}} Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), {{der|en|uga|𐎊𐎗𐎃|tr=yrḫ}} Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jericho
  1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine; Judea and Samaria, Israel. Categories (topical): Ancient Near East Categories (place): Cities in Palestine, Cities in Palestine; Judea and Samaria, Israel, Places in Palestine Translations (city): Jericho (Afrikaans), Jeriko (Albanian), ኢያሪኮ (ʾiyariko) (Amharic), Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), أَرِيحَا (ʔarīḥā) [feminine] (Arabic), Chericó (Aragonese), ܐܝܪܝܚܘ (Aramaic), Երիքով (Erikʻov) (Armenian), Jeriko (Basque), Іерыхон (Ijeryxón) (Belarusian), আরীহা (arīha) (Bengali), Jeriko (Breton), Йерихон (Jerihon) (Bulgarian), Jericó (Catalan), 傑里科 (Jiélǐkē) (Chinese Mandarin), Jericho (Czech), Jeriko (Danish), Jericho (Dutch), Jeriko (Esperanto), Jeeriko (Estonian), Jeriko (Faroese), Jeriko (Finnish), Jéricho (French), Xericó (Galician), იერიქონი (ierikoni) (Georgian), Jericho (German), 𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (iaireikō) [feminine] (Gothic), Ιεριχώ (Ierichó) [feminine] (Greek), יְרִיחוֹ (y'rikhó) (Hebrew), Jerikó (Hungarian), Jeríkó (Icelandic), Yerikho (Indonesian), Ireachó (Irish), Gerico [feminine] (Italian), エリコ (Eriko) (Japanese), イェリコ (Yeriko) (Japanese), ジェリコ (Jeriko) (Japanese), 예리코 (yeriko) (Korean), Hiericus [feminine] (Latin), Ierīchō [feminine] (Latin), Jērika [feminine] (Latvian), Jerihona [feminine] (Latvian), Jèrichas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Jerichonas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Ерихон (Erihon) (Macedonian), Jericho (Malay), Yeriko (Maore Comorian), जेरिको (jeriko) (Marathi), Jeriko (Norwegian Bokmål), Jeriko (Norwegian Nynorsk), Иерихон (Ierixon) (Ossetian), اریحا (arihâ) (Persian), Jerycho [neuter] (Polish), Jericó (Portuguese), Ierihon (Romanian), Иерихо́н (Ijerixón) [masculine] (Russian), Iericho (Scottish Gaelic), Јерихон [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Jerihon [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Jericho (Slovak), Jeriho (Slovene), Jericó [masculine] (Spanish), Jeriko (Swedish), எரிக்கோ (erikkō) (Tamil), Eriha (Turkish), Єрихон (Jeryxon) (Ukrainian), Jericho (Vietnamese), Jericho (Welsh), יריחו (yerikhe) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Jericho-en-name-D3anJzpK Disambiguation of Ancient Near East: 69 7 16 7 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 4 18 15 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 2 6 16 1 Disambiguation of English exonyms: 45 4 13 37 1 Disambiguation of 'city': 56 0 0 44
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Jericho-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Jericho-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English exonyms Disambiguation of English exonyms: 45 4 13 37 1
  4. A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.
    Sense id: en-Jericho-en-name-ljywVBfO Categories (other): English exonyms Disambiguation of English exonyms: 45 4 13 37 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Jerichoan, Jerichoite, Jericho rose, rose of Jericho, Jericho walk

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/ [US] Forms: Jerichos [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Iericho}} Middle English Iericho, {{inh|en|ang|Iericho}} Old English Iericho, {{der|en|la|Ierīchō}} Latin Ierīchō, {{der|en|grc|Ἰερῑχώ}} Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), {{der|en|hbo|יְרִיחוֹ|tr=yərīḥō}} Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), {{der|en|uga|𐎊𐎗𐎃|tr=yrḫ}} Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jericho (plural Jerichos)
  1. (informal) A place of retirement or concealment. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Jericho-en-noun-t-b40e~S

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ierikoni",
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          "word": "იერიქონი"
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "city",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "y'rikhó",
          "sense": "city",
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Yerikho"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Ireachó"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Gerico"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "Eriko",
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeriko",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "예리코"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ierīchō"
        },
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Jērika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Jerihona"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Jèrichas"
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          "lang": "Maore Comorian",
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        {
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "jeriko",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "जेरिको"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "city",
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        {
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Jeriko"
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        {
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          "code": "os",
          "lang": "Ossetian",
          "roman": "Ierixon",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Иерихон"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "arihâ",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "اریحا"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "city",
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            "neuter"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "city",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Ierihon"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Ijerixón",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Iericho"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "city",
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        },
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          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Jeriho"
        },
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          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "city",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Jericó"
        },
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          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Jeriko"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "erikkō",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "எரிக்கோ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Eriha"
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          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Jeryxon",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Єрихон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Jericho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "Jericho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 0 0 44",
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "yerikhe",
          "sense": "city",
          "word": "יריחו"
        }
      ]
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        }
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        "A surname."
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Names",
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            "Proper nouns",
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            "Lemmas"
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        },
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            "Proper nouns",
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            "Lemmas"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 4 13 37 1",
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        "A male given name."
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      "id": "en-Jericho-en-name-yDfLNrGi",
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 4 13 37 1",
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        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
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          "Oxford",
          "Oxford"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Jericho"
  ],
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}

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        "2": "grc",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "uga",
        "3": "𐎊𐎗𐎃",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "Jerichos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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        "A place of retirement or concealment."
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        "(informal) A place of retirement or concealment."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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    "Jericho"
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}
{
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Ugaritic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Jerichoan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jerichoite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jericho rose"
    },
    {
      "word": "rose of Jericho"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jericho walk"
    }
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      },
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        "2": "ang",
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      },
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    {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "Ierīchō"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "grc",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "יְרִיחוֹ",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "uga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the \"place of concealment\" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.",
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
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        "en:Cities in Palestine",
        "en:Cities in Palestine; Judea and Samaria, Israel",
        "en:Places in Palestine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city in the West Bank, Palestine; Judea and Samaria, Israel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "West Bank",
          "West Bank#English"
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        [
          "Palestine; Judea and Samaria, Israel",
          "Palestine; Judea and Samaria, Israel#English"
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        "A surname."
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
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          "Oxford",
          "Oxford"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "ʾiyariko",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ኢያሪኮ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔarīḥā",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "أَرِيحَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Chericó"
    },
    {
      "code": "arc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ܐܝܪܝܚܘ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Erikʻov",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Երիքով"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Ijeryxón",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Іерыхон"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "arīha",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "আরীহা"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Jerihon",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Йерихон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericó"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jiélǐkē",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "傑里科"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jéricho"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Xericó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ierikoni",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "იერიქონი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "iaireikō",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Ierichó",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ιεριχώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Ierikhṓ",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἰεριχώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "y'rikhó",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "יְרִיחוֹ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jerikó"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeríkó"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Yerikho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Ireachó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gerico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Eriko",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "エリコ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Yeriko",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "イェリコ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Jeriko",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ジェリコ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeriko",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "예리코"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hiericus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ierīchō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jērika"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jerihona"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jèrichas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jerichonas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Erihon",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Ерихон"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Yeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "jeriko",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "जेरिको"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "os",
      "lang": "Ossetian",
      "roman": "Ierixon",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Иерихон"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "arihâ",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "اریحا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Jerycho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Ierihon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ijerixón",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Иерихо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Iericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Јерихон"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "Jerihon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriho"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jericó"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jeriko"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "erikkō",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "எரிக்கோ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Eriha"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Jeryxon",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Єрихон"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Jericho"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "yerikhe",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "יריחו"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Jericho"
  ],
  "word": "Jericho"
}

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    "English terms derived from Ugaritic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
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      "args": {
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        "3": "Iericho"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Iericho"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English Iericho",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Ierīchō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Ierīchō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ἰερῑχώ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "יְרִיחוֹ",
        "tr": "yərīḥō"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "uga",
        "3": "𐎊𐎗𐎃",
        "tr": "yrḫ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ)",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the \"place of concealment\" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Jerichos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "A place of retirement or concealment."
      ],
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        "(informal) A place of retirement or concealment."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    }
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    "Jericho"
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}

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