noun
Jericho
JEH-rih-koh
noun
1
An ancient city in the West Bank, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world, famous from the Biblical story of its walls falling.
"Archaeologists have excavated layers of settlement at Jericho going back thousands of years."
2
Figuratively, a hidden or secluded place, from a Biblical reference to someone waiting there out of sight.
"He holed up in a Jericho of his own until the scandal blew over."
How to Use Jericho
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA famous ancient city, or (rarely) a hideaway.
Word Forms
Jerichos plural
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Etymology
From the ancient city's name, traced through Greek and Hebrew back to a Biblical Hebrew place-name.