Carmel: Meaning and Definition of

Car•mel

Pronunciation: (kär'mul, kär-mel' for 1, 4 kär'mul for 2 kär-mel' for 3), [key]
— n.
  1. a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 ft. (554 m). 14 mi. (23 km) long.
  2. a town in central Indiana. 18,272.
  3. Also calleda town in W California, on the Pacific Ocean: artists' colony and resort. 4707.
  4. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “garden.”
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