Gazan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gaza +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːzən/, enPR: 'zən
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæzən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

Gazan (plural Gazans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general).
    • 2009 January 8, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The Gaza Boomerang”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.

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Adjective

Gazan (not comparable)

  1. Of or from Gaza.
    • 2023 October 21, Nicholas D. Kristof, “We Must Not Kill Gazan Children to Try to Protect Israel’s Children”, in The New York Times[2]:
      He expressed outrage at the massacres of Jews by Hamas, as he should have, but he has struggled to be equally clear about valuing Gazan lives.

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Czech

Etymology

From Gaza +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡazan]

Noun

Gazan m anim (female equivalent Gazanka)

  1. Gazan (person from Gaza)

Declension