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Carmel
//ˈkɑɹ.məl// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A mountain range in Israel.
"So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel."
- 2 A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
- 3 A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.
- 4 One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
- 5 The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region. dated
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- 6 Rumsen; the language of those people. dated
- 7 Other places in the United States:; A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
- 8 Other places in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- 9 Other places in the United States:; A town in Putnam County, New York.
- 10 Other places in the United States:; A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.
- 11 Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
- 12 Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
- 13 Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- 14 A place in Wales:; A hamlet in Llannerch-y-medd community, Anglesey (OS grid ref SH3882).
- 15 A place in Wales:; A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5816).
- 16 A place in Wales:; A village in Whitford community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1676).
- 17 A place in Wales:; A small village in Llandwrog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH4955).
- 18 A suburb of Perth, Australia.
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of caramel. US, alt-of, alternative, countable, nonstandard, uncommon, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).
Etymology 2
Variant of caramel, influenced by two-syllable pronunciations of that word.
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