Palestinian

American  

[pal-uh-stin-ee-uhn] / ˌpæl əˈstɪn i ən /

noun

• Palestinians
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Palestine.

2. Also called Palestinian Arab. an Arab formerly living in Palestine who advocates the establishment of an Arab homeland there.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Palestine or Palestinians.

2. of or relating to Palestinian Arabs.

   Palestinian guerrillas.

Palestinian British  

/ ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Palestine

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the former British mandate, or their descendants, esp such Arabs now living in the Palestinian Administered Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, or Israel, or as refugees from Israeli-occupied territory

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Palestinians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Palestinian

Palestin(e) + -ian

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Palestinian Palestinians

The ban puts the group on a blacklist that also includes Palestinian militants Hamas and the Lebanese Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Many Jews see the Ra’am party, which bills itself as pragmatic and willing to set aside topics like Palestinian statehood for bread-and-butter politics, as more acceptable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

There would be "nothing transformative", she said, and certainly no major shift on Palestinian statehood or the peace process, issues that have largely disappeared from Israeli political debate since October 7.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I’m afraid, regardless of these elections,” says Sally Abed, a Palestinian City Council member in Haifa.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Quickly, I realize that some fight between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers must have taken place.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

"There is every reason for Palestinians to be concerned," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Palestinians will continue to live through the consequences.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Palestinians had approached the settlers with their hands behind their backs to make plain they posed no threat.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the occupied West Bank, the WFP is continuing to give assistance to some 200,000 Palestinians, having halved the number of recipients in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Other Palestinians ended up crowded together in refugee camps, which still exist today.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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