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- proper noun A municipality in
Israel formed by the merger ofTel Aviv andJaffa .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The port city of Jaffa, now a part of Tel Aviv and known as Tel Aviv-Yafo, is a major tourist attraction of back-alley roads and buildings constructed from Jerusalem stone, and is filled with coffee hangouts, galleries and high-end shops.
The Prague Post 2010
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In the early 1950s, Jaffa was administratively engulfed by the Tel Aviv municipality that became known as Tel Aviv-Yafo; the Palestinians of Jaffa went from being a majority in their city and homeland to the two-percent "enemies of the state," a minority of Israel's main metropolis.
Anarkismo.net 2009
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"Tel Aviv-Yafo is a thriving global city that 400,000 residents are proud to call home."
unknown title 2009
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In the early 1950s, Jaffa was administratively engulfed by the Tel Aviv municipality that became known as Tel Aviv-Yafo; the Palestinians of Jaffa went from being a majority in their city and homeland to the two-percent "enemies of the state," a minority of Israel's main metropolis.
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"Tel Aviv-Yafo is a thriving global city that 400,000 residents are proud to call home."
unknown title 2009
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We should also note that the Ajami ghetto, while by far the poorest neighborhood in the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, is also a coastal neighborhood with some of the highest property value in the city.
Anarkismo.net 2009
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The two cities are merged under the formal Hebrew name Tel Aviv-Yafo.
J. Weekly 2009
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In the early 1950s, Jaffa was administratively engulfed by the Tel Aviv municipality that became known as Tel Aviv-Yafo; the Palestinians of Jaffa went from being a majority in their city and homeland to the two-percent "enemies of the state," a minority of Israel's main metropolis.
Anarkismo.net 2009
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We should also note that the Ajami ghetto, while by far the poorest neighborhood in the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality, is also a coastal neighborhood with some of the highest property value in the city.
Anarkismo.net 2009
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"Tel Aviv-Yafo is a thriving global city that 400,000 residents are proud to call home."
unknown title 2009
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