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Carmel

[ kahr-muhl, kahr-mel kahr-muhl kahr-mel ]

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.
  3. Also called 䲹·--ٳ- [kahr-, mel, -bahy-, th, uh, -, see]. a town in western California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort.
  4. a female given name.


Carmel

/ ˈɑːə /

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)
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Carmel1

From Latin Carmel, Carmēlus, from Greek áŧDz, from Hebrew karmel “garden, orchard”
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Example Sentences

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The superhero blockbuster is a far cry from her first big-screen role in Carol Morley's 2014 film The Falling, that was filmed at Carmel College in Wallingford.

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Just days later, a woman came forward claiming she knew that Aimee had been in a love shack in Carmel with Kenneth Ormiston, the radio operator from her church.

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An investigator was dispatched to Carmel, trailed by newspaper reporters whose race for scoops effectively helped him gather evidence.

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The jaw-dropping narrative includes, to support Aimee’s story, a blind lawyer being approached by an agent of her kidnappers, an overlooked ransom note and a twin who claimed it was her sister impersonating Aimee in Carmel.

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"We're seeing if Henry can resist the urge to just keep tapping on the right," explains research assistant Carmel Brough, "and instead look for where the smiley face is."

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