Filistijn
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- filistijn (figurative use only)
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin Philistinus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Filistijn m (plural Filistijnen, diminutive Filistijntje n)
- (history) A Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic people which subdued the Jews in Philistia (hence the name of present Palestine)
- (figuratively) A philistine, barbarian, heathen
Synonyms[edit]
- (figurative) barbaar m, Beotiër m, primitieveling m