Palestinian

//pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.

    "فقال لي الأستاذ أنت مصري قلت لا بل فلسطيني"

  2. 2
    a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.

    "Halaby […] accompanied the curators on their trip through the Middle East to collect the artwork of over 20 Palestinian artists."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants wordnet

Example

More examples

"I spent a week with a Palestinian family from Gaza."

Etymology

From Palestine + -ian.

Related phrases

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