English Explanatory Dictionary

Little Ramallah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A neighborhood and ethnic community in South Paterson, Paterson, New Jersey, United States.
  2. Synonym of South Paterson (“a region of Paterson, NJ, USA”).
  3. Synonym of Paterson (“a town in NJ, USA; a suburb of New York City”).

Word forms

Little Ramallah

Etymology

From being a diaspora community of Palestinians. From the capital of the West Bank and the operational seat of the Palestinian Authority being Ramallah. From the naming of diaspora communities and ethnic ghettos as "Little something".

Synonyms

Little Palestine South Paterson Paterson
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