Philistia

American  

[fi-lis-tee-uh] / fɪˈlɪs ti ə /

noun

1. an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.

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Philistia British  

/ fɪˈlɪstɪə /

noun

1. an ancient country on the coast of SW Palestine

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Other Word Forms

• Philistian adjective

Example Sentences

By Grant Allen, Author of "Strange Stories," "Philistia," "Babylon," &c.

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Armed thus with knowledge and authority, Armed and equipt, with staff, and stone in sling, Fares forth a champion for Israel, To grapple with Philistia and prevail.

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When you have tramped a few miles you begin to realise, perhaps for the first time, the heat and torment of a day's march in Philistia.

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David spent many years as captain of his outlaw band, first in the mountains of Judah and then in Philistia.

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Nor was Jeremy making any idle boast when he thundered out his further intentions, which were "to divide Sichem," "to mete out the valley of Succoth," and "to triumph" over Philistia.

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