Palestinian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Palestinian in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Palestinian in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
- an ethnic group of Arabs formerly living in Palestine
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants
Word Origin
- Palestinian
- 1875 (adj.), 1905 (n.), from Palestine + -ian. Also in early use with reference to Jews who settled or advocated settling in that place.
Example
- 1. Honestly , when I was invited to speak to the palestinian delegation , I paused .
- 2. He worked at a palestinian venture capital firm last summer , called padico , scouting opportunities for investment .
- 3. And after meeting with the palestinian ceo delegation , I would say 200 % yes .
- 4. That has heightened the differences in palestinian society .
- 5. More palestinian rockets were fired from gaza into israel .