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joppa
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What does joppa mean?
proper noun
- Alternative form of Jaffa.
- A small settlement in Hayle parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5636).
- A coastal suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3173).
More meanings (10)
proper noun
- A hamlet near Coylton, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (grid ref NS4019).
- A hamlet in Llanrhystyd community, Ceredigion, Wales (grid ref SN5666).
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cullman County and Marshall County, Alabama.
- A village in Massac County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Hendricks County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
- A former colonial town and current planning region in Harford County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Grainger County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia.
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What seems most singular and suggestively important in this story, is this: it was from Joppa that Jonah set sail.
And so she did; and not only were the suffering poor of Joppa warmly clad, but inspired by her loving life.
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And the town is called Jaffa; for one of the sons of Noah that hight Japhet founded it, and now it is clept Joppa.