English

Proper noun

Carmel

1. A mountain range in Israel.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV):: 1 Kings 18:20:

     So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

2. A female given name from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
3. A city in Indiana.
4. A city, valley and river located in Monterey County, California, United States.
5. One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
6. The native people of this Monterey region.
7. The native language spoken in this Monterey region.

Synonyms

• (mission): San Carlos
• (people): Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno
• (language): Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno

Derived terms

• Carmeleno
• Carmelite

Translations

References

• Fink, Augusta. Monterey, The Presence of the Past. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1972. ISBN 0877010723.
• Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. ISBN 0-87919-141-4.

Anagrams

• calmer, marcel, Marcel

English

Noun

carmel

1. (US, uncommon, nonstandard) Alternative form of caramel