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- [muh-sah-duh; Hebrew muh-tsah-dah]
- /məˈsɑ də; Hebrew mə tsɑˈdɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muh-sah-duh; Hebrew muh-tsah-dah]
- /məˈsɑ də; Hebrew mə tsɑˈdɑ/
Definitions of masada word
- noun masada a mountaintop fortress in E Israel on the SW shore of the Dead Sea: site of Zealots' last stand against the Romans during revolt of a.d. 66–73. 1
- noun masada an ancient mountaintop fortress in Israel, 400 m (1300 ft) above the W shore of the Dead Sea: the last Jewish stronghold during a revolt in Judaea (66–73 ad). Besieged by the Romans for a year, almost all of the inhabitants killed themselves rather than surrender. The site is an Israeli national monument 0
- noun masada ancient Jewish fortress in Israel, near the Dead Sea: site of a prolonged Roman siege ( a.d. 72-73) resulting in a mass suicide by the Jews to avoid capture 0
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masada popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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