PALESTINE


Meaning of PALESTINE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.