Carmel

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑːməl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär′məl, kär mel′ for 1, 4; kär′məl for 2; kär mel′ for 3)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Car•mel  (kär′məl, kär mel′ for 1, 4; kär′məl for 2;
 kär mel′ for 3),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 ft. (554 m). 14 mi. (23 km) long.
  2. Place Namesa town in central Indiana. 18,272.
    3. Also called Car•mel-by-the-Sea  (kär mel′bī′ᵺə sē′).USA pronunciation a town in W California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort. 4707.
  3. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "garden.''

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Carmel /ˈkɑːməl/ n
  1. Mount Carmel ⇒ a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
'Carmel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Carmelite - Esdraelon - Haifa - Zebulun - Carmela - Mount Carmel man

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