(n) capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom, Syn. capital of Israel

jerusalem artichoke

(n) edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke

jerusalem artichoke

(n) tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers, Syn. Helianthus tuberosus, girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower

jerusalem artichoke

(n) sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips, Syn. sunchoke

jerusalem cherry

(n) small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit, Syn. winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum, Madeira winter cherry

jerusalem cross

(n) a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar

jerusalem oak

(n) Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America, Syn. Mexican tea, Atriplex mexicana, Chenopodium botrys, feather geranium

jerusalem sage

(n) a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers, Syn. Phlomis fruticosa

jerusalem thorn

(n) large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States, Syn. horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata

jerusalem warriors

(n) ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991

temple of jerusalem

(n) any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall, Syn. Temple of Solomon

catechu

(n) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu, Syn. Acacia catechu, Jerusalem thorn

christ's-thorn

(n) thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit, Syn. Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi

jujube

(n) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits, Syn. Ziziphus jujuba, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, jujube bush

musical chairs

(n) a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated, Syn. going to Jerusalem

sand cricket

(n) large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States, Syn. Stenopelmatus fuscus, Jerusalem cricket

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jerusalem

n. [ Gr. 'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y&ebreve_;rūshālaim. ] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jerusalem artichoke [ Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar. ] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. --
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. --
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. --
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). --
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. --
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City. [ 1913 Webster ]

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耶路撒冷

[耶路撒冷, Yē lù sā lěng] Jerusalem (capital of Israel) #16617

圣地

[圣地 / 聖地, shèng dì] Holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; Holy city (refers to Jerusalem, Mecca etc); fig. center of historic interest (such as Yan'an 延安 for Mao's revolution), See Also: 延安 #18390

希伯莱大学

[希伯莱大学 / 希伯萊大學, Xī bó lái Dà xué] the Hebrew University, Jerusalem #340884

哭墙

[哭墙 / 哭牆, kū qiáng] the Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

菊芋

[きくいも;キクイモ, kikuimo ; kikuimo] (n) (uk) Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus); topinambur; girasol; girasole

聖都

[せいと, seito] (n) Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)

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Jerusalem (Hauptstadt von Israel)

Jerusalem (capital of Israel)

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