Palestinian
/pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/
Palestinian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
Adjective
Palestinian (comparative more Palestinian, superlative most Palestinian)
- 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.2007 December 30, Fayeq S. Oweis, Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 143
- Here, Rose shares her Palestinian grandmother's delicious rice and lamb recipe. Her grandmother would make this as a family meal.2021 April 13, Shandra Woworuntu, Taste of Freedom: Recipes for Resilience, Balboa Press, →ISBN
Noun
Palestinian (plural Palestinians)
- An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.
- فقال لي الأستاذ أنت مصري قلت لا بل فلسطيني985, شمس الدين المقدسي [Shams al-Din al-Maqdisi], أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم [The Soundest Divisions in Understanding the Regions], published 1906, page 440, lines 8-9; quoted and translated...
- In 2008 the Rozana Association […] instituted a Maftoul Festival in Bir Zeit, near Ramallah, celebrating the many tasty ways in which Palestinians cook maftoul, or couscous.2011, Sarah Irving, Palestine, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 24
- Synonyms:
- Pal, Pally, Filastini, Falestinian, Filastinian, Fakestinian, Palestinkian, Palesimian
Palestinian meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
Palestinian in Hindi
- of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
- फ़िलिस्तीनी filistīnī, फ़लस्तीनी falastīnī
- of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
- फ़िलिस्तीनी filistīnī, फ़लस्तीनी falastīnī
- of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
- फ़िलिस्तीनी filistīnī, फ़लस्तीनी falastīnī
- inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
- फ़िलिस्तीनी filistīnī, फ़लस्तीनी falastīnī
Palestinian in Urdu
- of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
- فِلِسْطِینی filistīnī, فَلَسْطِینی falastīnī
Palestinian in Bengali
- of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
- ফিলিস্তিনি philistini
- of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
- ফিলিস্তিনি philistini
- of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
- ফিলিস্তিনি philistini
- inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
- ফিলিস্তিনি philistini
Palestinian in Pashto
- of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
- فلسطيني falastini
More languagesFewer languages
- Palestinian in Tagalog
- Palestino
- Palestinian in Arabic
- فِلَسْطِينِيّ filasṭīniyy, فِلَسْطِيّ filasṭiyy, فِلَسْطِينِيَّة filasṭīniyya
- Palestinian in Malay
- Palestin, orang Palestin
- Palestinian in Thai
- ปาเลสไตน์ bpaa-lées-dtaai
- Palestinian in Myanmar
- ပါလက်စတိုင်း palakca.tuing:
Examples of Palestinian in a sentence
- Prospects for a Palestinian state seem unclear amid various regional challenges, resistance from Israeli officials, and questions regarding U.S. policy in early 2025.2025 May 14, “The Palestinians: Overview, Aid, and U.S. Policy Issues”, in congress.gov:
- The crowd grew to more than 50 people within the hour, many draped in keffiyehs and hoisting Palestinian flags high above their heads.2025 June 27, Lila Hempel-Edgers, Damenica Ellis, “Protesters gathered in uptown Charlotte to oppose Trump bombing of Iran sites”, in The...
- We are notifying the Syrians and the Lebanese and demanding that they mutually participate in a cease-fire and withdrawal of the Palestinians back ten kilometers from the Israeli borders.2011 [1977 September 24], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 107:
- About 3 million Palestinians live in the West Bank, plus an estimated 2.1 million in Gaza.2025 May 14, “The Palestinians: Overview, Aid, and U.S. Policy Issues”, in congress.gov:
Synonyms of Palestinian
- Pal
- Pally
- Filastini
- Falestinian
- Fakestinian
- Palestinkian
- Palesimian
- Filastinian
Forms of Palestinian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Palestinian |
| superlative | most Palestinian |
| alternative form | Palæstinian |
| alternative form | Palestinean |
| Noun | |
| plural | Palestinians |
Origin of Palestinian
From Palestine + -ian.
Words formed from Palestinian
- Afro-Palestinian
- Anglo-Palestinian
- Christian Palestinian Aramaic
- mini-Palestinian
- Paddystinian
- Palestinianise
- Palestinianism
- Palestinianist
- Palestinianize
- Palestinianness
- Palestinian Syriac
- Palestinian tumbleweed
- Pali
- Pally
- Pallywood
- Pinglish
- pre-Palestinian
- Syro-Palestinian
- un-Palestinian
- Fakestinian
- Palestinian Arabic
- Palestinkian
- Palestinian Authority
- Palestinophile
- Palestinophilia
- Palestinophilic
- pan-Palestinian
Phrases with Palestinian
Words that rhyme with Palestinian
Questions about Palestinian
- What does Palestinian mean?
- Palestinian means of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
- What is Palestinian in Hindi?
- Palestinian in Hindi is फ़िलिस्तीनी (filistīnī), फ़लस्तीनी (falastīnī). See Palestinian meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Palestinian in a sentence?
- Prospects for a Palestinian state seem unclear amid various regional challenges, resistance from Israeli officials, and questions regarding U.S. policy in early 2025.
- What part of speech is Palestinian?
- Palestinian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Palestinian?
- Palestinian is pronounced /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/.
Words near Palestinian in the dictionary
Source and license
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