Negev

//ˈnɛɡɛv// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A desert region in southern Israel.

Example

More examples

"Two Palestinian prisoners escaped from a prison in the Negev."

Etymology

From Hebrew נֶגֶב (négev).

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