Palestinian
Americannoun
adjective
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of or relating to Palestine or Palestinians.
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of or relating to Palestinian Arabs.
Palestinian guerrillas.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Palestinian
Example Sentences
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The Palestinian armed group Hamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader, according to a statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He touts his efforts to impose stricter punishments on Palestinian detainees on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stuff the grilled meat into charcoal-toasted pita with salata na’ameh—a finely diced Palestinian salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and herbs—plus hummus, baba ganoush and/or toum, and you’ve got a handheld feast.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Supporters waved Egyptian flags and Palestinian flags in support of nearby Gaza, as well as a poster of coach Hossam Hossan draping both flags over himself during the tournament.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Both the Jewish people and the Palestinian people have lost too many sons and daughters and have shed too much blood.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
Al-Wahidi was killed only hours before one of those screenings, Egypt's last 16 match against Argentina, deepening the sense of loss among many Palestinians.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Most of Israel's Arab minority identify as Palestinians who remained in what is now Israel after its creation in 1948.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The Oslo Agreements of the 1990s between Israelis and Palestinians divided the West Bank into areas under each group's respective control.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
On the same street, hundreds of people, mostly Shia but also including Palestinians and Syrian refugees, live in tent encampments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Other Palestinians ended up crowded together in refugee camps, which still exist today.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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