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I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots and the Israelis are idiots.
Muammar al-Gaddafi

Meaning of "Palestinian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PALESTINIAN

Palestinian  [ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PALESTINIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Palestinian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PALESTINIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Palestinian

Palestinian may refer to: ▪ Something of, from, or related to the geographic region of Palestine, the declared State of Palestine, or the "Palestinian territories" ▪ Palestinian Arabic, a Levantine Arabic dialect ▪ Palestinian diaspora ▪ Palestinian refugee ▪ Culture of Palestine ▪ For specific persons, see List of Palestinians ▪ People residing in the above, such as: ▪ Palestinian people, an ethnic group native to Palestine, also referred to as Palestinians ▪ Palestinian Christians, i.e., Christians with ethnic or family origins in Palestine ▪ Palestinian Jews, a Jewish inhabitant of Palestine throughout certain periods of history...

Definition of Palestinian in the English dictionary

The definition of Palestinian in the dictionary is of or relating to Palestine. Other definition of Palestinian is a native or inhabitant of the former British mandate, or their descendants, esp such Arabs now living in the Palestinian Administered Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, or Israel, or as refugees from Israeli-occupied territory.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PALESTINIAN


actinian
ækˈtɪnɪən
Albanian
ælˈbeɪnɪən
Argentinean
ˌɑːdʒənˈtɪnɪən
Argentinian
ˌɑːdʒənˈtɪnɪən
Augustinian
ˌɔːɡəˈstɪnɪən
Guinean
ˈɡɪnɪən
Iranian
ɪˈreɪnɪən
Jordanian
dʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən
Lithuanian
ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪən
Mauritanian
ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪən
Mediterranean
ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪnɪən
Panamanian
ˌpænəˈmeɪnɪən
Papua-New-Guinean
ˈpæpjʊənjuːˌɡɪnɪən
Pomeranian
ˌpɒməˈreɪnɪən
Romanian
rəʊˈmeɪnɪən
Sardinian
sɑːˈdɪnɪən
subterranean
ˌsʌbtəˈreɪnɪən
Tasmanian
tæzˈmeɪnɪən
Ukrainian
juːˈkreɪnɪən
Virginian
vəˈdʒɪnɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PALESTINIAN

Paleozoic
paleozoological
Palermo
Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestinian Administered Territories
Palestinian Autonomous Areas
Palestinian National Authority
palestra
palestrae
palestral
Palestrina
paletot
palette
palette knife
palette knives
palewise
Paley

WORDS THAT END LIKE PALESTINIAN

Abyssinian
Arminian
Carolinian
Darwinian
Einsteinian
Eleusinian
Frankensteinian
Geminian
Neo-Darwinian
Ninian
North Carolinian
Pandects of Justinian
peridinian
platyrrhinian
Plinian
Slovenian
Socinian
South Carolinian
viraginian
West Virginian
Wittgensteinian

Synonyms and antonyms of Palestinian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Palestinian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PALESTINIAN

Find out the translation of Palestinian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Palestinian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Palestinian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴勒斯坦的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palestino
570 millions of speakers

English

Palestinian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिलिस्तीनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فِلِسْطِينِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

палестинский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palestino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিলিস্তিনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

palestinien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Palestin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

palästinensisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パレスチナの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔레스타인의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Palestina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc Palestine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலஸ்தீன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅलेस्टीनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Filistin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

palestinese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

palestyński
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

палестинський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

palestinian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλαιστινιακός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Palestynse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

palestinsk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

palestinsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Palestinian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PALESTINIAN»

The term «Palestinian» is very widely used and occupies the 13.716 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PALESTINIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Palestinian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Palestinian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Palestinian

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PALESTINIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Palestinian.
1
Abu Abbas
We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals.
2
Mahmoud Abbas
We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.
3
Mahmoud Abbas
It is high time that the Palestinian people restore their freedom and independence. It is high time that the decades, the long decades of suffering and pain would stop.
4
Randa Abdel-Fattah
With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and a lot of online journals - about human rights, especially Palestinian human rights. I find the time to do things to do things I'm passionate about, because I find enjoyment in them. I just have to juggle.
5
Elliott Abrams
After 9/11, we did see Palestinian terrorism in the context of all terrorism.
6
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of the war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land.
7
Muammar al-Gaddafi
I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots and the Israelis are idiots.
8
Nader al-Masri
I am very optimistic, and I wish that God almighty grants me success to get a qualifying time. Only then can I go to the Olympics. If this happens I will be the first Palestinian athlete to gain a qualifying time. This will be a big achievement.
9
Nader al-Masri
If the Palestinian Olympic Committee or Palestinian Federation provide good facilities to the athletes then maybe I can become better than these Bahraini or Qatari athletes.
10
Yasser Arafat
We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALESTINIAN»

Discover the use of Palestinian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Palestinian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature
This collection includes poetry, fiction, and personal narratives by both establishing and rising Palestinian creative writers of the modern period.
Salma Khadra Jayyusi, 1992
2
Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of ...
Paul and Palestinian Judaism compares Judaism, understood on its own terms, with Paul, understood on his own terms.
E. P. Sanders, 1977
3
The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited
This 2004 book explores the realities behind the Palestinian exodus of 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war.
Benny Morris, 2004
4
A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Discusses the early history of Jews and Arabs and traces the emergence and history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the early twentieth century to the beginning of peace negotiations in the early 1990s
Mark A. Tessler, 1994
5
A Dictionary of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic of the Byzantine ...
This major reference work, updated to reflect the publication of new texts over the last decade, will both provide students and scholars with a tool for an accurate understanding of the Aramaic dialect of Jewish Palestinian literature of ...
Michael Sokoloff, 2002
6
The Palestinian Hamas: Vision, Violence, and Coexistence
Now with a new introduction, this book does much to contextualize the current ascendancy of this controversial movement.
Shaul Mishal, Avraham Sela, 2006
7
The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem: 1947 - 1949
This book is the first full-length study of the birth of the Palestinian refugee problem.
Benny Morris, 1989
8
Palestinian Art
This book offers an unprecedented and original overview of the history and development of Palestinian art.
Gannit Ankori, 2006
9
The Book of Acts in Its Palestinian Setting
William Horbury "This fine collection work interprets Acts in the setting of ancient Judaea, Samaria, and Galilee.
Richard Bauckham, 1995
10
Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National ...
This foundational text now features a new introduction by Rashid Khalidi reflecting on the significance of his work over the past decade and its relationship to the struggle for Palestinian nationhood.
Rashid Khalidi, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALESTINIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Palestinian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WATCH: Police release footage of clashes with Palestinian rioters …
Police on Sunday afternoon released footage of security forces earlier in the day attempting to disperse dozens of violent Palestinian rioters on ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
1881 document suggests Palestinian ownership of Susya
Israel's Supreme Court ruled last month that the Civil Administration had the right to demolish Palestinian homes in Susya because they had ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
3
Ramallah: Demonstration to preserve the traditional Palestinian dress
Palestinian youth on Saturday launched an initiative to preserve the traditional Palestinian dress, in response to constant Israeli attempts to ... «Palestine News Network, Jul 15»
4
Israeli police enter Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque to drive out …
Palestinian youths have reportedly clashed with Israeli police inside the Al Aqsa mosque complex in East Jerusalem. The 'masked rioters' are ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Palestinian life, culture and resistance
“Where are the great Palestinian cultural figures today like we had in the past? Intellectuals have become toys of the political parties, while ... «Alternative Information Center, Jul 15»
6
Palestinian official assassinated in refugee camp in Lebanon, likely …
BEIRUT – Lebanese security officials say gunmen have ambushed and killed a Palestinian official in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon. «Fox News, Jul 15»
7
Israel shuts down production site of new Palestinian TV channel
Palestinian satellite television (PalSat) new tv channel aimed at Israeli Arabs, named 'F48' (Falastin 1948) after the Arabic word for Palestine ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
8
KISA says Palestinian man beaten at Menoyia
Officers at the Menoyia detention centre have allegedly beaten up a Palestinian man, according to immigration support group KISA. KISA using ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
9
Bombings in Gaza Signal Palestinian Challenge to Hamas
A senior Israeli security official said this week that a number of Palestinian groups have broken away from Hamas in recent years and now ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Susiya: Palestinian West Bank village faces bleak end
A strong wind blows across a rocky limestone ridge in the South Hebron Hills, Palestinian flags flapping noisily above a few dozen ramshackle ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Palestinian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/palestinian>. May 2024 ».
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