name
Palestine
PA-luh-styn
name
1
The State of Palestine, a country in the Middle East comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip, home to the Palestinian people.
"Palestine has observer status at the United Nations."
2
The wider historical and geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
"Historians describe Palestine as a crossroads of ancient trade routes."
noun
1
A member of the ancient Philistine people, in older or literary usage.
How to Use Palestine
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA country and historic region in the Middle East.
Word Forms
Palestines plural
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Etymology
From Latin Palaestina, via Greek, ultimately from Hebrew p'leshet ("land of the Philistines").