Holy Land
The biblical region of Palestine.
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Holy Land
n
(Placename) the Holy Land another name for Palestine1
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Pal•es•tine
(ˈpæl əˌstaɪn)n.
1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient land in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
2. a former British mandate (1923–48) comprising part of this country, divided between Israel, Jordan, and Egypt in 1948: the Jordanian and Egyptian parts were occupied by Israel in 1967.
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| Noun | 1. |  Holy Land - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and JudaismJudaea, Judea - the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ Samaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan 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 times Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Jordan, Jordan River - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis |
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Translations
Heiliges Land
Holy Land
nthe Holy Land → la Terre Sainteholy matrimony n → liens mpl sacrés du mariageholy of holies [ˌhəʊliəvˈhəʊliz] n
(= holy place) → Saint des Saints m
(fig) → Saint des Saints m
the Aldeburgh Festival, the holy of holies in the contemporary British music scene → Le festival d'Aldeburgh, le Saint des Saints de la scène musicale britannique contemporaineholy orders npl → ordres mpl (majeurs)
to take holy orders → entrer dans les ordresHoly See n → Saint-Siège mHoly Spirit Holy Ghost n
the Holy Spirit → le Saint-EspritHoly Trinity n
the Holy Trinity → la sainte Trinitéholy water n → eau f béniteHoly Week n → semaine f sainte
the Aldeburgh Festival, the holy of holies in the contemporary British music scene → Le festival d'Aldeburgh, le Saint des Saints de la scène musicale britannique contemporaineholy orders npl → ordres mpl (majeurs)
to take holy orders → entrer dans les ordresHoly See n → Saint-Siège mHoly Spirit Holy Ghost n
the Holy Spirit → le Saint-EspritHoly Trinity n
the Holy Trinity → la sainte Trinitéholy water n → eau f béniteHoly Week n → semaine f sainte
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