a territory regarded as sacred or having special religious significance for a particular group.
the Holy Land, the area corresponding to ancient Palestine, containing sites of special religious significance to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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Bushwick, the borough’s holy land for warehouse raves and dive bars, voted for Zohran by a 66 point margin.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
Perhaps that’s because most of us will never scale the towering rock walls that make Yosemite the holy land for hard-core climbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
Dubbed the "holy land of revolution" by KCNA, the northern alpine town of Samjiyon is near the border with China and Mount Paektu, the holy mountain where Kim's family claims its roots.
From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2022
He graduated from the national police academy and requested a transfer to Palermo “because of what it represents” — a holy land in the fight of the state vs. the Italian mob.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2019
Red Wind from over sea, Scourging our holy land!
From A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
"We need peace in the Holy Land," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
One tourist from Russia, Angelica, is on her second pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
In medieval maps, the tribal divisions of the Holy Land symbolized spiritual inheritance for Christians.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
In the 19th century, after the Second Great Awakening, few traveled to the Holy Land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Let Israel be given a chance, let hatred and danger be removed from their horizons, and there will be peace in and around the Holy Land.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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