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Jaffa

[ jaf-uh, jah-fuh; locally yah-fah ]

noun

  1. a former seaport in W Israel, part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa since 1950: ancient Biblical town.


Jaffa

/ ˈdʒɑː-; ˈdʒæfə /

noun

  1. a port in W Israel, on the Mediterranean: incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950; an old Canaanite city Biblical nameJoppa Hebrew nameYafo
  2. a large variety of orange, having a thick skin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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A convoy of vehicles then made its way north towards the Abu Kabir forensic institute, in Jaffa, where formal identification of the bodies is taking place.

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Mr Hill described the computer as the size and shape of "a Jaffa Cake".

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But the Wyre Forest district councillor, from Kidderminster, said she held no ill will against Jaffa, the cat which inflicted the original injury.

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Welsh hip-hop pioneers Eric Martin and DJ Jaffa also received the Welsh Music Inspiration Award for their career-long contributions to music.

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Retired welder Mr Jefferies, known by the nickname Jaffa, was a well-known rugby referee and also assessed other referees for the Welsh Rugby Union.

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