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Pal·es·tine

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–noun

1.	Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country 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.

3.	a city in E Texas. 15,948.

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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.

Pal'es·tin'i·an (-stĭn'ē-ən) adj. & n.

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Palestine

from L. Palestina (name of a Roman province), from Gk. Palaistine (Herodotus), from Heb. Pelesheth "Philistia, land of the Philistines." Revived as a political territorial name 1920.

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palestine
noun
1.	a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
2.	an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

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Palestine

Historic region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, comprising parts of modern Israel, Jordan, and Egypt.

Note: Known as the Holy Land, it is a place of pilgrimage for several religions, including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.

Note: Israel, the homeland of the Jews, was established in Palestine in 1948. The Palestine Liberation Organization, under Yasir Arafat, is committed to establishing a Palestinian state, which would include territory on the West Bank and Gaza Strip now partially occupied by Israel. (See Arab-Israeli conflict, intifada, Oslo Accord, Palestinian Authority.)

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Palestine, AR (city, FIPS 53150) Location: 34.97030 N, 90.90501 W
Population (1990): 711 (278 housing units)
Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72372

Palestine, IL (village, FIPS 57277) Location: 39.00217 N, 87.61209 W
Population (1990): 1619 (728 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62451

Palestine, TX (city, FIPS 54708) Location: 31.75655 N, 95.64650 W
Population (1990): 18042 (7676 housing units)
Area: 44.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75801

Palestine, WV Zip code(s): 26160

Palestine, OH (village, FIPS 59598) Location: 40.05025 N, 84.74446 W
Population (1990): 197 (78 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

East Palestine, OH (city, FIPS 23940) Location: 40.83739 N, 80.54488 W
Population (1990): 5168 (2097 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44413

New Palestine, IN (town, FIPS 53352) Location: 39.72109 N, 85.89158 W
Population (1990): 671 (277 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46163

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