Jericho

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ//
United States//ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ//

A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

proper noun

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A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
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A surname.
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A male given name.
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A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.
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A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
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A number of places in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Sterling Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Brothertown, Calumet County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Mukwonago, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎃 (yrḫ). Regarding the "place of concealment" sense, see 2 Samuel 10:5.

noun

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informalA place of retirement or concealment.

Forms

plural: Jerichos

jer · either of the Proto-Slavic lax vowels /ɪ/ (front jer, ь) and…Jeremiah · An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and…Jeremy · A male given name from Hebrew, English form of Jeremiah. Also…

Jericho · A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

jerk · A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the…jerking · A motion that jerks; a jerk.jerky · Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven…

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