Palestine
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/ˈpæləˌstaɪn/
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/ˈpæləˌstiːn/
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- (sometimes, narrowly) The West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- (historical, technical) A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 1.
- (historical, technical, rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).
- (historical) Any of four Ancient Roman and Byzantine provinces in the eastern Mediterranean: Syria Palaestina, Palaestina Prima, Palaestina Secunda and Palaestina Salutaris.
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Palestina
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