Palestinian
Americannoun
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Palestinians
plural
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
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Origin of Palestinian
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The sport authority also unveiled a memorial bearing the names of the killed Palestinian athletes outside the stadium, which stands in Al-Ram, not far from the West Bank separation barrier.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
A widely aired video showed an Israeli aiming his rifle at a Palestinian man as they approached each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sisi on Wednesday also praised China’s support for the Palestinian people, according to an Egyptian government statement on the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Both China and Egypt support an independent Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
It aired the voices of Palestinian refugees who could not return home after the war of 1948 or the Six-Day War.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
A series of high-profile attacks on Palestinians and their property this summer has prompted an international outcry and rare condemnation from Israel’s leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The BBC's Lucy Williamson has been tracking settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Palestinians could easily bypass the tiny area—fewer than five square miles—by traveling a little east.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Excluding east Jerusalem, the West Bank is home to around three million Palestinians, as well as about 500,000 Israeli settlers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Other Palestinians ended up crowded together in refugee camps, which still exist today.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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