Jericho

Jer·i·cho

 (jĕr′ĭ-kō′)

An ancient city of Palestine near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A stronghold commanding the valley of the lower Jordan River, it was, according to the Bible, captured and destroyed by Joshua.

Jericho

(ˈdʒɛrɪˌkəʊ)

n

(Placename) a town in the West Bank near the N end of the Dead Sea, 251 m (825 ft) below sea level: on the site of an ancient city, the first place to be taken by the Israelites under Joshua after entering the Promised Land in the 14th century bc (Joshua 6)

Jer•i•cho

(ˈdʒɛr ɪˌkoʊ)

n.

an ancient city of Palestine, N of the Dead Sea, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–94; since 1994 under Palestinian self-rule.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Jericho - a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land West Bank - an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

Translations

Jericho

[ˈdʒerɪkəʊ] N → Jericó m

Jericho

n → Jericho nt

Jericho

[ˈdʒɛrɪˌkəʊ] n → Gerico f