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Moab

//ˈməʊ.æb// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible.
  2. 2
    The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot.
  3. 3
    A placename; A mountainous region of Jordan.
  4. 4
    A placename; A city, the county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.
  5. 5
    A placename; Ellipsis of Moab Valley: a valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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  1. 6
    A placename; Ellipsis of Moab Grand Canyon: a canyonland in Utah, United States. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Mother of all Bombs. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of monoclonal antibody. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Alternative form of MOAB. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.; GBU-43 (originally an acronym of Massive Ordnance Air Blast).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

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