Palestinian

American  

[pal-uh-stin-ee-uhn] / ˌpæl əˈstɪn i ən /

noun

• Palestinians
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Palestine.

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to Palestine or Palestinians.

2. of or relating to Palestinian Arabs.

   Palestinian guerrillas.

Palestinian British  

/ ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Palestine

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noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Palestinians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Palestinian

Palestin(e) + -ian

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Palestinian Palestinians

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, there have been more than 2,060 settler attacks causing Palestinian casualties or property damage in 2026 through Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Beijing's efforts to tackle the war in Gaza have focused on Palestinian unity.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

There are shouts of panic from the Palestinian farmers, yelling for children to get out of the field.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Credible elections are an important element of the commitment that President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority made to reform,” they write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mother mentioned that Aqabat Jaber was one of the largest Palestinian refugee camps.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

An Israeli army captain finally defused the standoff, but the Palestinians never reached their property and the settlers appeared to suffer no consequences.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the occupied West Bank, the WFP is continuing to give assistance to some 200,000 Palestinians, having halved the number of recipients in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mourning Israeli civilians, she argued, did not negate the suffering of Palestinians or diminish the struggle against Israel’s government.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Abu Amin Joudeh, a displaced man living in the central Gaza city of Deir el-Balah, said Palestinians wanted to vote for their representatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Other Palestinians ended up crowded together in refugee camps, which still exist today.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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