Palestine
The West Bank and Gaza StripA country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people.: The West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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23 sensesA country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Palästina
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A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people.
The region in Western Asia in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
Palästina
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More meanings 20
(historical)A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 1.
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(historical)Any of four Ancient Roman and Byzantine provinces in the eastern Mediterranean: Syria Palaestina, Palaestina Prima, Palaestina Secunda and Palaestina Salutaris.
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A number of places in the United States:
A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
A community in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
A village in Crawford County, Illinois.
A township in Woodford County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
An extinct town in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.
Origin
From Middle English Palestyne, from Old English Palestina, from Latin Palaestīna (“Roman pFrom Middle English Palestyne, from Old English Palestina, from Latin Palaestīna (“Roman province of Palestine”), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē, “Philistia and the surrounding region”), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, “Philistia, land of the Philistines”). The term P-l-s-t or P-r-s-t, found in five Ancient Egyptian inscriptions (beginning with one at Medinet Habu from circa 1170 BCE and ending with Padiiset's Statue inscription from circa 900-850 BCE) as the name of a people near Egypt, is traditionally taken to be cognate. Seven Assyrian inscriptions contain the word "Palas(h)tu" or "Pilistu", which is usually also taken to be cognate.
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