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carmel
/kɑɹˈmɛl/
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What does carmel mean?
noun
- Alternative form of caramel.
proper noun
- A mountain range in Israel.
- A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
More meanings (16)
proper noun
- A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.
- One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
- A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A town in Putnam County, New York.
- A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- A hamlet in Llannerch-y-medd community, Anglesey (OS grid ref SH3882).
- A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5816).
- A village in Whitford community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1676).
- A small village in Llandwrog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH4955).
- A suburb of Perth, Australia.
- (dated) The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region.
- (dated) Rumsen; the language of those people.
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IPA pronunciation
/kɑɹˈmɛl/
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And on the left side of the Hill of Carmel is a town, that men clepe Saffre, and that is set on another hill.
“This reliquary,” said the Palmer, taking a small ivory box from his bosom, and crossing himself, “containing a portion of the true cross, brought from the Monastery of Mount Carmel.”
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"Its words Are few, but deep and solemn, and they break Fresh from the fount of feeling, and are full Of all that passion, which, on Carmel, fired The holy prophet, when his lips were coals, The language winged with terror, as when bolts Leap from the brooding tempest, armed with wrath Commissioned to affright us, and destroy."--E.
Toward noon we procured horses, and rode out to the Carmel mission, which is about a league from the town, where we got something in the way of a dinner--beef, eggs, frijoles, tortillas, and some middling wine--from the mayordomo, who, of course, refused to make any charge, as it was the Lord's gift, yet received our present, as a gratuity, with a low bow, a touch of the hat, and "Dios se lo pague!"