Caesarea

[ see-zuh-ree-uh, ses-uh-, sez-uh- ]

/ ˌsi zəˈri ə, ˌsɛs ə-, ˌsɛz ə- /

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noun

an ancient seaport in NW Israel: Roman capital of Palestine.

ancient name of Kayseri.

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Words nearby Caesarea

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How to use Caesarea in a sentence

About 31 miles north of Tel Aviv and next to the Herodian port of Caesarea, the beach is shadowed by the ruins of an ancient Roman aqueduct.
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At this the Jews flocked to Caesarea, and were only restrained from a second outbreak by the execution of the soldier.
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In Caesarea there had been for some time trouble between the Jewish and the Syrian inhabitants.
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For the moment the Jews were cowed, and next day they went submissively to greet the troops coming from Caesarea.
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Agrippa celebrated the conquest at Caesarea Philippi with festivities which lasted twenty days.
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So he went away from Caesarea, and did nothing; and a great tumult arose between the heathen and our people.
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British Dictionary definitions for Caesarea

Caesarea

/ (ˌsiːzəˈrɪə) /

noun

an ancient port in NW Israel, capital of Roman Palestine: founded by Herod the Great

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