/pal"euh stuyn'/ for 1, 2; /pal"euh steen'/ for 3 , n.
1. Also called Holy Land . Biblical name, Canaan . an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
2. a former British mandate (1923-48) comprising part of this country, divided between Israel, Jordan, and Egypt in 1948: the Jordanian and Egyptian parts were occupied by Israel in 1967.
3. a city in E Texas. 15,948.