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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No evidence suggests that the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was connected to Friday's attack.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
His latest slew of AI videos included one showing an elderly Palestinian man sitting in the rubble of Gaza before a genie in the form of Ben Gvir grants his wish to move to Paris.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
She hails from an important Palestinian family in Jerusalem responsible for opening and closing the doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of Christianity’s holiest sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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
Zuhair was Palestinian like us, and the soldiers were Israeli, but it seemed they wanted the same thing.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
Eisenkot vowed to use "an iron fist" against anyone acting outside the law and to prevent settler raids and arson against Palestinians.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Palestinians had approached the settlers with their hands behind their backs to make plain they posed no threat.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
A local official said the attacks had injured 12 Palestinians, including four dual Palestinian American citizens.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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
Other Palestinians ended up crowded together in refugee camps, which still exist today.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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