Golan

See also: golan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹלָן (golán).

Proper noun

Golan (countable and uncountable, plural Golans)

  1. (historical) A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.
  2. A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.
  3. A habitational surname from Hebrew.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Golan is the 27185th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 890 individuals. Golan is most common among White (88.99%) individuals.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.lan/, (traditional) /ɡoˈlan/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlan, (traditional) -an
  • Hyphenation: Gò‧lan, (traditional) Go‧làn

Proper noun

Golan m

  1. A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.

Derived terms

References

  1. Golan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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