English noun: Palestine |
1. | Palestine (location) a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948 |
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| Instance hypernym | mandate, mandatory |
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| Domain region members | Abu Nidal Organization, Al Nathir, al-Asifa, al-Fatah, ANO, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, DFLP, Fatah, Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fatah-RC, Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar, Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PDFLP, PFLP, PIJ, PLO, Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims, Umar al-Mukhtar Forces |
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2. | Palestine (location) an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism |
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| Synonyms | Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land |
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Part holonym | Jordan, Jordan River, Juda, Judaea, Judah, Judea, Philistia, Samaria |
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| Part meronym | Asia |
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| Domain region members | chebab |
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