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palestinian

//pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for palestinian

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more palestinian
Superlative
most palestinian

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
palestinians

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 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.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 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.

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