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Jerusalén

/xeɾusaˈlen/

proper noun/xeɾusaˈlen/

Jerusalem (the de-facto capital city of Israel); Jerusalem (the claimed capital city of Palestine); a town in La Paz department, El Salvador

Inherited from Old Spanish Iherusalem, from Late Latin Ierūsalēm, Hierūsalēm, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yərūšālayim).