PALESTINE


Meaning of PALESTINE in English

or Latin Palaestina geographical name ancient region SW Asia bordering on E coast of the Mediterranean & extending E of Jordan River, region bordering on the Mediterranean on W & Dead Sea on E; a part of the Ottoman Empire 1516-1917, a British mandate 1923-48; now approximately coextensive with Israel and the West Bank , Palestinian adjective or noun

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