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Falasteen

/fələˈstiːn/

Falasteen proper noun: palestine (a country in Western Asia).

Proper noun

Falasteen

  1. (rare outside Arab communities) Palestine (a country in Western Asia)

Forms of Falasteen

alternative formFalastin
alternative formFilasteen
alternative formFilastin
alternative formFilistin

Origin of Falasteen

Transliteration of South Levantine Arabic فلسطين (falasṭīn), from Arabic فِلَسْطِين (filasṭīn), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē). Doublet of Palestine and Philistine.

Words formed from Falasteen

Words that rhyme with Falasteen

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Questions about Falasteen

What does Falasteen mean?
Falasteen means palestine (a country in Western Asia).
What part of speech is Falasteen?
Falasteen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Falasteen?
Falasteen is pronounced /fələˈstiːn/.

Words near Falasteen in the dictionary

  1. falanoucs
  2. falaqa
  3. Falasca
  4. Falascas
  5. Falasha
  6. Falasteen
  7. Falastin
  8. falbala
  9. falbalas
  10. Falbo
  11. Falbos

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