Carmel

[ kahr-muhl, kahr-mel for 1, 4; kahr-muhl for 2; kahr-mel for 3 ]

noun
  1. Mount Carmel, a mountain range in northwestern Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1,818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 kilometers) long.

  2. a town in central Indiana.

  1. Also called Car·mel-by-the-Sea [kahr-mel-bahy-thuh-see]. /kɑrˈmɛlˌbaɪ ðəˈsi/. a town in western California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort.

  2. a female given name.

Origin of Carmel

1
From Latin Carmel, Carmēlus, from Greek Kármēlos, from Hebrew karmel “garden, orchard”

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How to use Carmel in a sentence

  • The Carmel blaze was a failed test, both horrible and useful.

    Israel's Inferno | Fania Oz-Salzberger | December 5, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Strong easterly winds drove the fire down the westerly slopes of the Carmel Range.

    Israel's Inferno | Fania Oz-Salzberger | December 5, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • And gladness and joy shall be taken away from Carmel, and there shall be no rejoicing nor shouting in the vineyards.

  • It is two miles from Jericho bridge to Carmel Church, which stands in a beautiful grove of oaks.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • The second Mission was built on the Carmel River, a little distance from the site of the first altar.

    Stories of California | Ella M. Sexton
  • It comes to the coast directly at the north end of Carmel, and there the plain is a wide and noble one.

    Letters from Palestine | J. D. Paxton
  • At some distance to our left, we had the north end of Mount Carmel in view, with the Latin monastery on the top of it.

    Letters from Palestine | J. D. Paxton

British Dictionary definitions for Carmel

Carmel

/ (ˈkɑːməl) /


noun
  1. Mount Carmel a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)

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