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palestinian

/ˌpælɪˈstɪniən/

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What does palestinian mean?

adjective

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌpælɪˈstɪniən/

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In the wake of his death, Christian militiamen massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in two Beirut camps.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
In the immediate wake of Bashir's death, however, Christian militiamen massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in two Beirut camps.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
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Capital investment consists largely of residential housing, not productive assets that would enable local Palestinian firms to compete with Israeli industry.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
Overview: Economic progress in the West Bank has been hampered by Israeli military administration and the effects of the Palestinian uprising (intifadah).
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
Besides the Greek writings of the Hellenist Jews, they contain Latin, Syrian, Ethiopic, Aramean, Arabic, Persian, and Old Slavic products translated directly or indirectly from Jewish works of Palestinian or Hellenistic origin.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493