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Pal·es·tin·i·an 
[pal-uh-stin-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key
[pal-uh-stin-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | a native or inhabitant of Palestine. |
| 2. | Also called Palestinian Arab. an Arab formerly living in Palestine who advocates the establishment of an Arab homeland there. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to Palestine or Palestinians. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to Palestinian Arabs: Palestinian guerrillas. |
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| Pal·es·tine
(pāl'ĭ-stīn') Pronunciation Key
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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| palestinian | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas" |
noun | |
| 1. | a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Palestinian
Pal`es*tin"i*an\, Palestinean \Pal`es*tin"e*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Palestine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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