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Palestinian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Palestine Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Palestinian From Palestine + -ian.

Meanings

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
   • Halaby […] accompanied the curators on their trip through the Middle East to collect the artwork of over 20 Palestinian artists. 2007 December 30, Fayeq S. Oweis, Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 143:
   • Here, Rose shares her Palestinian grandmother's delicious rice and lamb recipe. Her grandmother would make this as a family meal. 2021 April 13, Shandra Woworuntu, Taste of Freedom: Recipes for Resilience, Balboa Press, →ISBN:
   • Prospects for a Palestinian state seem unclear amid various regional challenges, resistance from Israeli officials, and questions regarding U.S. policy in early 2025. 2025 May 14, “The Palestinians: Overview, Aid, and U.S. Policy Issues”, in congress.gov:
   • The group assembled in Romare Bearden Park shortly after 6 p.m., just barely outnumbering a dozen city police officers stationed in clusters around the area’s edge. The crowd grew to more than 50 people within the hour, many draped in keffiyehs and hoisting Palestinian flags high above their heads. 2025 June 27, Lila Hempel-Edgers, Damenica Ellis, “Protesters gathered in uptown Charlotte to oppose Trump bombing of Iran sites”, in The Charlotte Observer, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2026, Politics & Government:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Palestinean		alternative	lexicographic
Palæstinian		alternative	lexicographic
more Palestinian	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most Palestinian	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

Pinglish · Pali · Palestinian Syriac · Palestinian tumbleweed · Palestinianise · Fakestinian · mini-Palestinian · Anglo-Palestinian · Paddystinian · Pally · Palestinkian · Palestinian Arabic · Syro-Palestinian · pre-Palestinian · un-Palestinian · Pallywood · Palestinianness · Palestinianist · Palestinianize · Christian Palestinian Aramaic · Palestinianism · Afro-Palestinian

Relateds

Philistine

Translations (101)

ar فِلَسْطِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · el παλαιστινιακός (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · da palæstinsk (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ur فَلَسْطِینی (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · bn ফিলিস্তিনি (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · fi palestiinalainen (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · pt palestino (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · he פַּלֶשְׂתִינַאִי (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · scn palistinisi (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · nn palestinsk (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ky палестиналык (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · fi palestiinalainen (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · sk palestínsky (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ps فلسطيني (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ro palestinian (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · ro palestinian (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · io Palestinana (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · sv palestinsk (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · km ប៉ាឡេស្ទីន (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · mk палести́нски (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · io Palestinana (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · nb palestinsk (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ast palestín (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · fa-cls فَلَسْطِینِی (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · scn palistinisa (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · sq palestinez (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · da palæstinensisk (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · vo Palästinänanik (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · hi फ़िलिस्तीनी (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · ar فِلَسْطِينِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · yi פּאַלעסטינער (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · he פָלַסְטִינִי (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · uk палести́нський (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ru палести́нский (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · tr Filistinli (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · bn ফিলিস্তিনি (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · sl palestinski (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · kmr filistînî (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · tl Palestino (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · vo hi-Palästinänanefik (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · ar فِلَسْطِينِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · is palestínskur (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · et palestiin (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · tg фаластинӣ (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · hi फ़िलिस्तीनी (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · vo Palästinänanefik (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · bn ফিলিস্তিনি (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ar فِلَسْطِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · hi फ़लस्तीनी (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · nl Palestijns (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · vo hi-Palästinänanik (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · vo Palästinänik (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · eu palestinar (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · pt palestiniano (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · it palestinese (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · hi फ़लस्तीनी (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · lv palestīniešu (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ms Palestin (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · cs palestinský (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · cmn 巴勒斯坦 (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ka პალესტინური (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · scn palistinisa (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · hy պաղեստինյան (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · scn palistinisi (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · yi פּאַלעסטינער (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · my ပါလက်စတိုင်း (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ja パレスチナの (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ast palestín (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ast palestín (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · ug پەلەستىنلىك (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ca palestí (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · bg палести́нски (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · hi फ़लस्तीनी (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · gl palestino (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · be палесты́нскі (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · fi palestiinalainen (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ko 팔레스타인의 (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · es palestino (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · fa-ira فِلِسْطینی (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ar فِلَسْطِينِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · scn palistinisa (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · kk палестиналық (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · th ปาเลสไตน์ (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · hu palesztin (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · scn palistinisi (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · az fələstinli (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · hi फ़िलिस्तीनी (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · eo palestina (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine) · vo ji-Palästinänanik (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · pl palestyński (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · de palästinensisch (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ar فِلَسْطِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · ro palestinian (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · fr palestinien (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · io Palestinana (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · lt palestiniškas (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · ur فِلِسْطِینی (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · vo ji-Palästinänanefik (of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians) · ca palestinenc (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · lv palestīnišks (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people) · uz falastinlik (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people)

Palestinian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Palestine Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Palestinian From Palestine + -ian.

Meanings

1. An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.
   • فقال لي الأستاذ أنت مصري قلت لا بل فلسطيني 985, شمس الدين المقدسي [Shams al-Din al-Maqdisi], أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم [The Soundest Divisions in Understanding the Regions], published 1906, page 440, lines 8-9; quoted and translated into English in Zakariyeh Mohammed, “Maqdisi: An 11th Century Palestinian Consciousness”, in Jerusalem Quarterly, number 22/23, Institute for Palestine Studies, 2005, page 89:
   • In 2008 the Rozana Association […] instituted a Maftoul Festival in Bir Zeit, near Ramallah, celebrating the many tasty ways in which Palestinians cook maftoul, or couscous. 2011, Sarah Irving, Palestine, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 24:
   • About 3 million Palestinians live in the West Bank, plus an estimated 2.1 million in Gaza. Around 98% are Sunni Muslim, with a small Christian minority. Another estimated 2 million Palestinians live in Israel as citizens. Of the Palestinians living in the Middle East, about 5.9 million are registered refugees (in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria) whose claims to land in present-day Israel constitute a major issue of Israeli-Palestinian dispute. 2025 May 14, “The Palestinians: Overview, Aid, and U.S. Policy Issues”, in congress.gov:
   • We got a message back from Israel that they were withdrawing their troops immediately from Lebanon. We are notifying the Syrians and the Lebanese and demanding that they mutually participate in a cease-fire and withdrawal of the Palestinians back ten kilometers from the Israeli borders. 2011 [1977 September 24], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 107:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Palestinean		alternative	lexicographic
Palæstinian		alternative	lexicographic
Palestinians	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Palestinophile · Fakestinian · Palestinophilia · Palestinkian · Palestinian Arabic · Palestinian Authority · Palestinophilic · pan-Palestinian

Synonyms

Palestinkian · Filastini · Fakestinian · Palesimian · Filastinian · Falestinian · Pally · Pal

Translations (79)

pt palestiniana (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · fr Palestinienne (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · vo ji-Palästinänan (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sl Palestinec (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sv palestinska (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · be палесты́нец (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · vo Palästinänan (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · lt palestinietis (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · el Παλαιστίνιος (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ru палести́нец (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · da palæstinenser (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · vo ji-Palästinänanef (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · he פלסטיני (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · fr Palestinien (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · pl Palestyńczyk (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · uk палести́нець (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ast palestín (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · hy պաղեստինցի (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ro palestiniană (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · vo Palästinänanef (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sl Palestinka (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · bg палести́нец (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · be палесты́нка (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ar فِلَسْطِينِيّ (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ka პალესტინელი (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · mk Палести́нец (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ca palestí (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · nn palestinar (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · it palestinese (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sv palestinier (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · grc Παλαιστινός (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ko 팔레스타인인 (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · yi פּאַלעסטינער (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · nb palestiner (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · vo hi-Palästinänanef (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · nl Palestijnse (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · es palestina (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · de Palästinenser (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sk Palestínec (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ca palestinenc (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · pt palestiniano (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · hi फ़िलिस्तीनी (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · bn ফিলিস্তিনি (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · nl Palestijn (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · hu palesztin (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · de Palästinenserin (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · es palestino (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ms orang Palestin (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · pl Palestynka (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · eo palestinano (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sq palestineze (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · cs Palestinec (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · eo palestinanino (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · io Palestinano (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · tr Filistinli (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · lv palestīniete (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · cs Palestinka (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · is Palestínumaður (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ko 팔레스타인 사람 (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sk Palestínka (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ru палести́нка (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · vo hi-Palästinänan (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · sq palestinez (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · et palestiinlane (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ast palestina (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ar فِلَسْطِينِيَّة (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · uk палести́нка (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · pt palestino (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · mk Палести́нка (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · cmn 巴勒斯坦人 (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · el Παλαιστίνια (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ro palestinian (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · bg палести́нка (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · fi palestiinalainen (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · gl palestino (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · hi फ़लस्तीनी (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · ja パレスチナ人 (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · pt palestina (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) · lv palestīnietis (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent)