Palestinian
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- adjective
- /ˌpæləsˈtɪniən/
:
palestino
- Instead, a general consensus exists that Palestinian political reconciliation is the only option.
- Israeli-Palestinian
- Palestinian state
- Palestinian refugees
She has been there South Africa supporting the Palestinian struggles as well.
- She has been there South Africa supporting the Palestinian struggles as well.
- They'll have a Ukraine flag or a Palestinian flag or a Celtic flag.
- And I explicitly said it with Palestinian students.
- So IHOP goes home and tells his Palestinian family, I married an Israeli girl.
- And, and he said to me, I have too many Palestinian friends to revisit that issue.
- There was yet another Saturday, pro Palestinian protest.
- So it's different security because they need to be Palestinian.
Examples
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That's not a small part of Palestinian society.
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This is the kind of respect these Palestinian protesters are giving.
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A real political solution to the Palestinian question.
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I need not tell you how difficult this period is for the Palestinian people.
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I think that a Palestinian state is desirable.
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My first boyfriend was Palestinian.
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Both Palestinian and Israeli casualties continue to mount.
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In this context, Israel could work with the Palestinian leadership to promote a culture of peace and tolerance.
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It is necessary for the Palestinian side to have this space.
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She spoke passionately about the rights of Palestinian refugees during the conference.
Compounds
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A Palestinian armed group that wants an Islamic state and fights Israel
A body that governs parts of the West Bank and Gaza with limited power under agreements with Israel
A Palestinian political group formed in 1967 that carried out armed attacks against Israel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Palestinian = Palestine (transparent) = Palestine + ian
The adjective is a regular demonym formed from the place name 'Palestine' with the productive suffix '-ian', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Palestinian comes from the place name Palestine, which originally meant 'land of the Philistines', an ancient people who lived there. So when we call something Palestinian, we mean it is connected with that land or its people.