Hamada

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Japanese.

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"Cairo photojournalist Hamada Elrasam gives us a peek inside the magnificent stone structure whose beauty and splendor gives visitors a sense of what was once one of the world's most vibrant Jewish communities."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَادَة (ḥamāda).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 浜田 (Hamada).

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