Palestinian

Pal·es·tine  (pl-stn) Often called "the Holy Land."

A historical region of southwest Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and roughly coextensive with modern Israel and the West Bank. Occupied since prehistoric times, it has been ruled by Hebrews, Egyptians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Turks. A British League of Nations mandate oversaw the affairs of the area from 1920 until 1948, when Israel declared itself a separate state and the West Bank territory was occupied by Jordan. The West Bank was subsequently annexed (1950) by Jordan and occupied (1967) by Israel. In 1988 the Palestine Liberation Organization under Yasir Arafat declared its intention of forming an Arab state of Palestine, probably including the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Arab sector of Jerusalem. The Palestinians achieved limited self-rule in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank with the signing of the Oslo accords (1993, 1995). Negotiations stalled in 2000 when fighting broke out between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces.

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Pales·tini·an (-stn-n) adj. & n.

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Palestinian [ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən]

adj

(Placename) of or relating to Palestine

n

(Historical Terms) 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Palestinian - a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine Palestinian Arab Arab, Arabian - a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
Adj.	1.	Palestinian - of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas"

Translations

Palestinian [ˌpæləsˈtɪnɪən]

A. ADJ → palestino

B. N → palestino/a m/f

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Palestinian [ˌpæləˈstɪniən]

adj → palestinien(ne)

n → Palestinien(ne) m/f

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Palestinian

adj → palästinensisch; he is Palestinian → er ist Palästinenser

n → Palästinenser(in) m(f)

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Palestinian [ˌpæləsˈtɪnɪən] adj & n → palestinese (m/f)

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Palestinian → فلسطيني Palestinec, palestinský palæstinenser, palæstinensisk Palästinenser, palästinensisch παλαιστινιακός, Παλαιστίνιος palestino palestiinalainen Palestinien Palestinac, palestinski palestinese パレスチナの, パレスチナ人 팔레스타인 사람, 팔레스타인의 Palestijn, Palestijns palestiner, palestinsk Palestyńczyk, palestyński palestiniano, palestino палестинец, палестинский palestinier, palestinsk เกี่ยวกับปาเลสไตน์, ชาวปาเลสไตน์ Filistin, Filistinli người Palestine, thuộc Palestine 巴勒斯坦人, 巴勒斯坦的