transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-lə-ˌstīn ]
geographical name
or Latin Pal·aes·ti·na ˌpa-lə-ˈstē-nə, -ˈstī-
1. ancient region SW Asia bordering on E coast of the Mediterranean & extending E of Jordan River
2. 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
• Pal·es·tin·ian ˌpa-lə-ˈsti-nē-ən, -nyən adjective or noun