Haifa
/ˈxaɪfə/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A port city in northern Israel.
- 2 Abbreviation of hash iterative framework: a cryptographic structure used in the design of hash functions. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 A district of Israel.
Example
More examples"Sami Bakir taught the history of Israel in Haifa."
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock".