Palestinian

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpæləˈstɪniən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pal′ə stin′ē ən)

Pal•es•tin•i•an (pal′ə stin′ē ən),USA pronunciation n.

Language Varieties, Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Palestine.
Language Varieties, GovernmentAlso called Palestin′ian Ar′ab. an Arab formerly living in Palestine who advocates the establishment of an Arab homeland there.

adj.

Place Namesof or pertaining to Palestine or Palestinians.
Government, Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Palestinian Arabs:Palestinian guerrillas.

Palestin(e) + -ian

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Palestinian /ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən/ adj

of or relating to Palestine

a native or inhabitant of the former British mandate, or their descendants, esp such Arabs now living in the Palestinian Administered Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, or Israel, or as refugees from Israeli-occupied territory

'Palestinian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Gaza Strip - intifada - Levant - Palestinian Administered Territories - Palestinian National Authority - Ramallah - scallion - shallot - West Bank - amora - Arafat - Essene - Gaza - Hamas - Hebron - Hillel - homeland - Jericho - Johanan ben Zakkai - Sadducee - scribe - Shechem - Simeon ben Yohai

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