Galilee

n. area in northern Israel; Sea of Galilee (lake in northern Israel)

Galilee ( ha-Galil, al-Jaleel), meaning "circuit", is a large region overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. It is traditionally divided into three regions: Upper GalileeLower GalileeWestern Galilee
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Noun
1. an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion
(part-meronym) Nazareth

n. Galilee, area in northern Israel; Sea of Galilee (lake in northern Israel)

adj. Galilean, of or pertaining to the Galilee (area in northern Israel); of or pertaining Galileo or his theories (Italian physicist and astronomer)