palestine | ||
1. | [ noun ] (geography) a British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948 | |
Related terms: | territory mandate abu_nidal_organization forces_of_umar_al-mukhtar al_nathir harakat_al-jihad_al-islami_al-filastini pflp palestine_liberation_organization palestinian_hizballah democratic_front_for_the_liberation_of_palestine al-asifa | |
2. | [ noun ] (Judaism,geography) an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism | |
Synonyms: | Holy_Land promised_land Canaan | |
Related terms: | geographical_area Asia juda judaea Jordan philistia chebab | |
Similar spelling: |
Palestinian pallasite palestrina palestra |