Beelingo.com

English Dictionary

  • Hide translation

 Palestine Palestine /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/

noun

  1. () A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948  ( Palestine )
    a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
      They visited historical sites in Palestine, including the ancient city of Jericho.
    They visited historical sites in Palestine, including the ancient city of Jericho.
  2. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism  ( Canaan , Holy Land , Palestine , Promised Land )
    an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism