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Ya·fo

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Yafo

(ˈjɑːfɔː)

(Placename) transliteration of the Hebrew name for Jaffa¹

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Jaf•fa

(ˈdʒæf ə, ˈdʒɑ fə; locally ˈyɑ fɑ)

also Yafo

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

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Yafo - a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950

Jaffa, Joppa

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yalo - the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean

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