- Sharon, Plain of
- geographical name region Israel on coast between Mt. Carmel & Jaffa
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Sharon, Plain of
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Sharon plain — The Sharon Plain (Lang he|שרון) is the northern half of the coastal plain of Israel. Its largest city is Netanya.The Plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the hills of Samaria, convert|15|km|mi to the east. It stretches from… … Wikipedia
Sharon, Plain of — Mediterranean coastal plain, western Israel. Extending about 55 mi (90 km) from Mount Carmel to Tel Aviv–Yafo and roughly triangular in shape, it has been inhabited since remote antiquity. Its name occurs in the Bible and is mentioned in Egyptian … Universalium
Sharon,Plain of — Shar·on (shărʹən), Plain of A fertile plain of western Israel extending along the Mediterranean coast south of Haifa. * * * … Universalium
Sharon — (שָׁרוֹן, Standard Hebrew Sharon, Tiberian Hebrew Šārôn, Spanish Sharòn, Portuguese Sharão) can be a female or male name which can be spelled with one r or two (Sharron).Fact|date=July 2008 It also refers to several places in the world. From an… … Wikipedia
Sharon — /shar euhn/, n. 1. a fertile coastal plain in ancient Palestine: now a coastal region N of Tel Aviv in Israel. 2. a city in W Pennsylvania. 19,057. 3. a town in E Massachusetts. 13,601. 4. Also, Sharen. a female given name: from a Hebrew word… … Universalium
plain — plain1 plainly, adv. plainness, n. /playn/, adj., plainer, plainest, adv., n. adj. 1. clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view. 2. clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one s… … Universalium
Sharon Township, Johnson County, Iowa — Sharon Township is one of the twenty townships of Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the southern county line, about convert|6|mi|km southwest of Iowa City (at Township 78 North, Range 7 West of the 5th Principal Meridian). It… … Wikipedia
Sharon — Sharon1 [sher′ən] n. [? contr. < ROSE OF SHARON] a feminine name Sharon2 [sher′ən] Plain of coastal plain in W Israel, extending from Tel Aviv to Mount Carmel … English World dictionary
sharon fruit — /sharˈən froot/ noun A persimmon ORIGIN: From the Sharon valley in Israel where it is grown * * * sharon fruit 7 [sharon fruit sharon fruits] [ˈʃærən fruːt] [ˈʃærən fruːt] noun a type of ↑persimmon, especially the type that is grown in Israe … Useful english dictionary
Sharon — fem. proper name; name of the fertile coastal plain between Jaffa and Mount Carmel, from Heb., aphetic for yesharon, prop. the Plain, from stem of yashar was straight, was even (Cf. Heb. mishor level land, plain ). A top 10 list name for girls… … Etymology dictionary
