Jaffa
geographical name
Jaf·fa
| \ ˈja-fə
, ˈya-, ˈyä-\
, ˈya-, ˈyä-\
variants:
or Hebrew Yafo \ yä-ˈfō
\
or ancient Joppa \ ˈjä-pə
\
\
or ancient Joppa \ ˈjä-pə
\
Definition of Jaffa
former city in western Israel
Note: Since 1950, Jaffa has been a southern section of Tel Aviv and is now usually called Yafo.