Tel Avivan

noun

Tel Avi·​van ˌte-lə-ˈvē-vən 

variants or Tel Avivian

ˌte-lə-ˈvē-vē-ən 

plural -s

: a native or resident of Tel Aviv, Israel

Word History

Etymology

Tel Aviv, Israel + English -ian

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