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Little Palestine

Little Palestine proper noun: a neighborhood and ethnic community in Bridgeview, Illinois, United States.

Proper noun

Little Palestine

  1. A neighborhood and ethnic community in Bridgeview, Illinois, United States.
    1. (broadly) Synonym of Bridgeview (“a town in Chicagoland; a suburb of Chicago, IL, USA”).
  2. A neighborhood and ethnic community in South Paterson, Paterson, New Jersey, United States.
    Synonyms:
    Little Ramallah
    1. (broadly) Synonym of South Paterson (“a region of Paterson, NJ, USA”).
    2. (broadly) Synonym of Paterson (“a town in NJ, USA; a suburb of New York City”).

Synonyms of Little Palestine

Origin of Little Palestine

From being a diaspora community of Palestinians. From the naming of diaspora communities and ethnic ghettos as "Little something".

Questions about Little Palestine

What does Little Palestine mean?
Little Palestine means a neighborhood and ethnic community in Bridgeview, Illinois, United States.
What part of speech is Little Palestine?
Little Palestine is a proper noun.

Words near Little Palestine in the dictionary

  1. Little Ouse
  2. little owl
  3. little owls
  4. Little Packington
  5. Little Pakistan
  6. Little Palestine
  7. little peach
  8. Little Pelican
  9. little penguin
  10. little penguins
  11. little people

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