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Word: palestine
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Meaning:
Proper noun:
- geography The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
- technical A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands of modern State of Israel plus the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the lands administered by this entity.
- technical|rare The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).
- historical The Roman province Palestina.
- The Palestinian National Authority.
Source: Wiktionary
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