Definition of Palestine

1. Noun. A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948.


2. Noun. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism.
Exact synonyms: Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Terms within: Juda, Judah, Judaea, Judea, Samaria, Philistia, Jordan, Jordan River
Group relationships: Asia
Geographical relationships: Chebab
Derivative terms: Palestinian

Definition of Palestine

1. Proper noun. The West Bank and Gaza Strip, taken collectively; that is, the parts occupied by Israel and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority. ¹

2. Proper noun. (geography) The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. ¹

3. Proper noun. (historical) The Roman province Palestina. ¹

4. Proper noun. (historical technical) A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands of modern State of Israel plus the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the lands administered by this entity. ¹

5. Proper noun. (historical technical rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palestine

Paleo-Indian
Paleo-Indian culture
Paleo Faliro
Paleo Faliron
Paleoarchean
Paleocene
Paleocene epoch
Paleogene
Paleogenic
Paleolithic
Paleolithic Age
Paleoproterozoic
Paleozoic
Paleozoic era
Palermo
Palestine (current term)
Palestine Authority
Palestine Islamic Jihad
Palestine Liberation Front
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine National Authority
Palestinean
Palestineans
Palestinian
Palestinian Arab
Palestinian Arabic
Palestinian Hizballah
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Palestinian National Authority
Palestinians

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