Phi·lis·ti·a (f -ls t - ) An ancient region of southwest Palestine. Strategically located on a trade route from Egypt to Syria, the cities of the region formed a loose confederacy important in biblical times. |
Philistia [fɪˈlɪstɪə]
n
(Placename) an ancient country on the coast of SW Palestine
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| Noun | 1. |  Philistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical timesCanaan, Holy Land, Promised Land, Palestine - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism Dagon - god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines |
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