BETHESDA

Etymology

Proper noun

Bethesda

(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

An unincorporated census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

A village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.

A town in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH6266).

A small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0917).

Noun

Bethesda (plural Bethesdas)

(poetic) Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.

Source: Wiktionary



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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals


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