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Phi⋅lis⋅ti⋅a

  [fi-lis-tee-uh]
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–noun
an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
Related forms:
Phi⋅lis⋅ti⋅an, adjective
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Phi·lis·ti·a   (fĭ-lĭs'tē-ə)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Philistia

=Palestine (q.v.), "the land of the Philistines" (Ps. 60:8; 87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean "the land of wanderers" or "of strangers."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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