Palestinian

[ pal-uh-stin-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌpæl əˈstɪn i ən /

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Palestine.

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

adjective

of or relating to Palestine or Palestinians.

of or relating to Palestinian Arabs: Palestinian guerrillas.

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Origin of Palestinian

Palestin(e) + -ian

Words nearby Palestinian

Paleozoic, paleozoology, Palermo, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian, Palestinian Administered Territories, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian National Authority, palestra, Palestrina

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How to use Palestinian in a sentence

Free society-canceling gets most of the attention, but the state-sanctioned kind is far scarier, and it’s what pro-Palestinian solidarity activists are up against.
Anti-BDS laws an affront to free speech|Khelil Bouarrouj|February 19, 2021|Washington Blade
That also still leaves the general Palestinian population without means to a vaccine.
Israel leads the world in vaccination rates, but a key group is missing from the data|By Yara M. Asi/The Conversation|February 3, 2021|Popular-Science
For each performance, the actors talk and cook a Palestinian dish in real-time via Zoom.
The year theaters went dark|Patrick Folliard|December 30, 2020|Washington Blade
The World Health Organization registered 788 new cases on Tuesday in the Palestinian cities.
Palestinians Are Breaking Lockdown to Go to the Beach|Fiona Zublin|September 18, 2020|Ozy

Its neighbors have either hailed the agreement or termed it a betrayal of the Palestinian people.
Butterfly Effect: In a Trump 2.0, MBZ Could Be the New MBS|Charu Kasturi|August 20, 2020|Ozy
The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I know, some of you will now react by saying that the Netanyahu government supports a Palestinian state.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And for those on the Palestinian right who still dream of driving the Jews into the sea, they too can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The reality is that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is likely going to be with us for the foreseeable future.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon after Abu Ein died, the Palestinian Authority announced three days of mourning.
Palestinian Cabinet Member Dies in Confrontation with Israeli Soldier|Creede Newton|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are introduced successively to the Palestinian, the Assimilator, and the Neither-here-nor-there.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
They lived in comparative quietude; although Herodotus knows the Palestinian coast he does not mention the Jews.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
Through them the experience of the dispersion was brought to bear upon the Palestinian Jews.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
Here, far more than on Palestinian soil, was built the enduring edifice of rabbinism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
We keep close to the meaning of Scripture if we set the Annunciation in a room in a cottage of a Palestinian working man.
Our Lady Saint Mary|J. G. H. Barry

British Dictionary definitions for Palestinian

Palestinian

/ (ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Palestine

noun

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

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