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palestine

noun

Simple meaning

An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

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ˈpæləstaɪn

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Definition

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noun

  1. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

  2. sometimes strictly

    The West Bank and Gaza Strip.

  3. A number of places in the United States

  4. An extinct town in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

  5. A community in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

  6. A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people.

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Sense: ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea

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