Palistina

Sicilian

Proper noun

Palistina f

  1. Palestine (The region in Western Asia in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River)
  2. Palestine (A partly-recognized country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the West Bank and Gaza Strip, taken collectively, with or without other territorial claims, especially if considered to be (the site of) the State of Palestine)
  3. Palestine (the territory of the current State of Israel, West Bank and Gaza Strip combined, the homeland of the Palestinian people)
  4. (historical, technical) Palestine (a British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 3)
  5. (historical, technical, rare) Palestine (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))
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