Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
Armageddon
noun · first attested 14th century
The end of the world is named after a hill in Israel.
A final, catastrophic conflict.
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- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 14th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Tel Megiddo
- In English
Armageddon
The Book of Revelation names a place transliterated from Har Megiddo, the mount of Megiddo, a fortified site that saw many ancient battles. English kept the place and dropped the geography.
Israel
All 6 entries 5 more words from Israel
shallotThe onion is named for an ancient Levantine port.AshkelonJaffa cakeNamed for an orange shipped from a port now swallowed by Tel Aviv.JaffaJaffa orangeThe port that named the orange is now a neighborhood of Tel Aviv.JaffaSharon fruitNot a woman's name: the Sharon is a coastal plain in Israel.Sharon plainisraelaneA molecule named for a flag: the carbon skeleton draws a Star of David.Israel