Khirbet Qumran

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪəbɛt ˈkʊmrɑːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kēr′bet kŏŏm′rän)


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Khir•bet Qum•ran  (kēr′bet kŏŏm′rän),USA pronunciation 
  1. Archaeology, Place Namesan archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
Also, Khir′bet Qûm′ran. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Khirbet Qumran / ˈkɪəbɛt ˈkʊmrɑːn/
  1. an archaeological site in NW Jordan, near the NW shore of the Dead Sea: includes the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
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