Pronunciation: f ə - ' lis-t ē - ə
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Philistia, ancient country of southwest Palestine
Date: 1857
: the class or world of cultural philistines
Pronunciation: f ə - ' lis-t ē - ə
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Philistia, ancient country of southwest Palestine
Date: 1857
: the class or world of cultural philistines
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012