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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Etymology
Origin of Palestinian
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Beijing's efforts to tackle the war in Gaza have focused on Palestinian unity.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In exchange for recognition of Palestinian statehood last year, Mr. Abbas had promised French President Emmanuel Macron that he would hold elections in 2026 at last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Standing on ladders, the Palestinian farmers worked quickly, sending streams of olives onto the plastic sheets laid out under the trees.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Rania Batrice, a Palestinian American political strategist who was a deputy campaign manager for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, was disturbed.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 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
The Palestinians had approached the settlers with their hands behind their backs to make plain they posed no threat.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Diplomats from Belgium, France and Poland, as well as Catholic representatives and Palestinians, were among those attacked, according to Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister, Maxime Prevot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
A local official said the attacks had injured 12 Palestinians, including four dual Palestinian American citizens.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Lenkinski is an Israeli American who has spent more than two decades working against Israel’s oppression of Palestinians and helping lead organizations that pushed for democracy and equality there.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Other Palestinians ended up crowded together in refugee camps, which still exist today.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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