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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Jerusalén.
Proper noun
Jerusalén
- A town in the La Paz department, El Salvador
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish Iherusalem, from Late Latin Ierūsalēm, Hierūsalēm, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeɾusaˈlen/
- Rhymes: -en
- Syllabification: Je‧ru‧sa‧lén
Proper noun
Jerusalén f
- Jerusalem (the de-facto capital city of Israel)
- Jerusalem (the claimed capital city of Palestine)
- A town in the La Paz department, El Salvador
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