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Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor.
Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor.
Latin Gazabor.
English Gaza
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Gazan
From Gaza + -an.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of or from Gaza.
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. 2023 October 21, Nicholas D. Kristof, “We Must Not Kill Gazan Children to Try to Protect Israel’s Children”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2023:
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it gazeo (of or from Gaza) · oc gazian (of or from Gaza) · fr gazaoui (of or from Gaza) · grc Γαζαῖος (of or from Gaza) · sv gazansk (of or from Gaza) · fr gazéen (of or from Gaza) · bg газки (of or from Gaza) · fr gazaouite (of or from Gaza) · es gazeo (of or from Gaza) · it gazeta (of or from Gaza) · bg газски (of or from Gaza) · it gazese (of or from Gaza) · ru газский (of or from Gaza) · la gazeticus (of or from Gaza) · de gazäisch (of or from Gaza) · sh газејски (of or from Gaza) · pl gazański (of or from Gaza) · sh gaski (of or from Gaza) · ajp غزّاوي (of or from Gaza) · he עַזָּתִי (of or from Gaza) · oc gaziana (of or from Gaza) · cs gazský (of or from Gaza) · sh gazejski (of or from Gaza) · uk газький (of or from Gaza) · it gazawi (of or from Gaza) · es gazatí (of or from Gaza) · fi gazalainen (of or from Gaza) · ca gazià (of or from Gaza) · ca gaziana (of or from Gaza) · sk gazský (of or from Gaza) · el Γαζαίος (of or from Gaza) · ar غَزَّاوِيّ (of or from Gaza) · la Gazensis (of or from Gaza) · la Gazaeus (of or from Gaza) · mk газиски (of or from Gaza) · nl Gazaans (of or from Gaza) · sh гаски (of or from Gaza) · grc γαζητικός (of or from Gaza) · ar غَزِّيّ (of or from Gaza) · uk газський (of or from Gaza)
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʕazzɔ̂)bor.
Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza)bor.
Latin Gazabor.
English Gaza
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English Gazan
From Gaza + -an.
Meanings
A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general).
Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression. 2009 January 8, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The Gaza Boomerang”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
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cmn 加薩人 /加萨人 (person from Gaza) · it gazeo (person from Gaza) · it gazeta (person from Gaza) · eo gazano (person from Gaza) · el Γαζαίος (person from Gaza) · pl Gazejczyk (person from Gaza) · de Gazanerin (person from Gaza) · el Γαζαουί (person from Gaza) · ar غَزَّاوِيّ (person from Gaza) · he עזתים (person from Gaza) · fr Gazaouite (person from Gaza) · de Gazaner (person from Gaza) · sv gazan (person from Gaza) · he עזתיות (person from Gaza) · cs Gazan (person from Gaza) · ca gazià (person from Gaza) · grc Γαζαῖος (person from Gaza) · el Γαζαία (person from Gaza) · es gazatí (person from Gaza) · pl Gazańczyk (person from Gaza) · fr Gazaoui (person from Gaza) · grc Γαζαίᾱ (person from Gaza) · scn ggazzeu (person from Gaza) · de Gazäerin (person from Gaza) · it gazese (person from Gaza) · ar غَزَّاوِيَّة (person from Gaza) · ar غَزِّيَّة (person from Gaza) · ajp غزّاويّة (person from Gaza) · oc gaziana (person from Gaza) · cs Gazanka (person from Gaza) · nl Gaziet (person from Gaza) · he עַזָּתִי (person from Gaza) · fr Gazéenne (person from Gaza) · he עַזָּתִית (person from Gaza) · la Gazaea (person from Gaza) · pl Gazejka (person from Gaza) · nl Gazaan (person from Gaza) · de Gazäer (person from Gaza) · ajp غزّاوي (person from Gaza) · la Gazētēs (person from Gaza) · it gazawi (person from Gaza) · es gazeo (person from Gaza) · scn ggazzea (person from Gaza) · fi gazalainen (person from Gaza) · oc gazian (person from Gaza) · es gazea (person from Gaza) · fr Gazaouie (person from Gaza) · pl Gazanka (person from Gaza) · ca gaziana (person from Gaza) · fr Gazéen (person from Gaza) · la Gazaeus (person from Gaza) · it gazea (person from Gaza) · sv Gazabo (person from Gaza) · nl Gazaanse (person from Gaza) · ar غَزِّيّ (person from Gaza) · scn ggazzisi (person from Gaza)