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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city in the West Bank north of Jerusalem. Described in the Bible as the home of Jacob, it was an ancient Canaanite town and the chief city of Samaria.

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  • proper noun A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

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  • noun an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times

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Examples

  • The Gala, held at the Ritz-Carlton, will celebrate the work of Tomorrow's Youth Organization, highlighting successes from the past three years in Nablus and upcoming expansion to Lebanon and Cairo.

    Craig Newmark: Tomorrows Youth Organization events, kids & computers, West Bank Craig Newmark 2010

  • Services here are several times cheaper than in Nablus, and as the checkpoints had been closed, it is the best alternative for those who can still afford the luxuries of preening themselves but can't reason with the soldiers to wiggle their way out of their open-air prison of a village.

    Thursdays with my sisters 2007

  • Services here are several times cheaper than in Nablus, and as the checkpoints had been closed, it is the best alternative for those who can still afford the luxuries of preening themselves but can't reason with the soldiers to wiggle their way out of their open-air prison of a village.

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

  • He lived not in Nablus but in Jayyus, a village about twenty miles to the west.

    The Checkpoint 2006

  • The afternoon of my visit Khaled invited me to attend a presentation on the subject of water conservation that he was giving in Nablus to officials from more than two dozen local villages.

    The Checkpoint 2006

  • He was her youngest and favorite son who had dropped out of school to work as a computer technician in Nablus to help support his family and thus was so endeared to her.

    Young Buddies Become Accidental Martyrs 2006

  • He was her youngest and favorite son who had dropped out of school to work as a computer technician in Nablus to help support his family and thus was so endeared to her.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • The afternoon of my visit Khaled invited me to attend a presentation on the subject of water conservation that he was giving in Nablus to officials from more than two dozen local villages.

    The Checkpoint 2006

  • After doing their time at the Hawara checkpoint, Omer and his company spent a few high-adrenaline months in Nablus, a city roiling with politics and rebellion, which the Israelis considered to be a major source of terrorism.

    The Checkpoint 2006

  • He lived not in Nablus but in Jayyus, a village about twenty miles to the west.

    The Checkpoint 2006

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