Palestine
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From Latin Palestina (“‘Palestine (Roman province)’”), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistinē) from Hebrew פלשת (pelesheth), “‘Philistia, land of the Philistines’”); revived as a political territorial name in 1920 for the British Mandate.
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Palestine
- The West Bank and Gaza Strip, taken collectively; that is, the parts occupied by Israel and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority.
- (geography) The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
- (historical) The Roman province Palestina.
- (historical, technical) A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands of modern State of Israel plus the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the lands administered by this entity.
- (historical, technical, rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).
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- (region): The use of the name Palestine to refer to the region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea is sometimes seen as politically or emotionally charged; indeed, this is true of all terms for this region.
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West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively
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geographic region
historical: Roman province
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historical: former British entity
historical: former British Mandate
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Palestine f.
