galilee

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see also: Galilee

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Noun

galilee (plural galilees)

1. (architecture) A narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastical building.
2. In certain Syriac Christian churches, the baptistry.

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Galilee

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Proper noun

1. A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.
2. The Sea of Galilee.

Translations

• French: Galilée
• German: Galiläa
• Italian: Galilea
• Portuguese: Galileia
• Russian: Галиле́я
• Spanish: Galilea

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