palestinian
//pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən//
Forms
- Comparative
- more palestinian
- Superlative
- most palestinian
- Plural
- palestinians
Definitions
1.Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
- Here, Rose shares her Palestinian grandmother's delicious rice and lamb recipe. Her grandmother would make this as a family meal.
- Halaby […] accompanied the curators on their trip through the Middle East to collect the artwork of over 20 Palestinian artists.
- Prospects for a Palestinian state seem unclear amid various regional challenges, resistance from Israeli officials, and questions regarding U.S. policy in early 2025.
1.An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.
- In 2008 the Rozana Association […] instituted a Maftoul Festival in Bir Zeit, near Ramallah, celebrating the many tasty ways in which Palestinians cook maftoul, or couscous.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3023
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Palestine
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Palestinian
From Palestine + -ian.