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palestine

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Noun

an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

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Synonyms:
Palestine Canaan Holy Land Promised Land

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palestinian philistine palestine
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