Found 2 items, similar to Bethlehem.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Bethlehem Bethlehem n 1: a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production 2: a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born [syn: Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bethlehem Bethlehem \Beth"le*hem\, n. [Heb. b[=e]th-lekhem house of food; b[=e]th house + lekhem food, l[=a]kham to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. Bedlam.] 1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. --Audsley. [1913 Webster]