West Bank en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /wɛst bæŋk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
* (Sense 1) Calque of Arabic الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة (aḍ-ḍiffa(t) al-ḡarbiyya, literally “the west bank”), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River. * (Sense 2) From its location relative to the Mississippi River (and not New Orleans, which it is south of).
Meanings
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A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of the State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel.
Prominent Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti told the BBC the closure was a "dangerous move" that meant "imprisoning" people in the West Bank and "depriving them from the only passage out".
2025 September 25, Tom Bennett, “Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing”, in BBC, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2025:Mr Shapiro also criticised the way Israel governs in the occupied lands, saying “too much Israeli vigilantism in the West Bank goes unchecked,” he said.
2016 February 6, James Zogby, “Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace”, in The National, archived from the original on 22 May 2021, retrieved 08 Feb 2016:2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Smaller than Delaware, packed with 2.7 million people, the core of a proposed future Palestinian state, the occupied West Bank is partitioned by the Oslo Accords into zones of Palestinian and Israeli control.
- (qualifier:New Orleans) The west bank of the Mississippi River within the vicinity of New Orleans; home to several distinct communities, including Algiers, the only neighborhood of New Orleans proper located west of the river. Contrasted with the East Bank.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the West Bank | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Holonyms
Palestine · State of Palestine (sense 1)
Meronyms
Hebron (sense 1)
Translations (117)
br Sisjordania (territory) · yi מערבֿ־ברעג (territory) · ru За́падный бе́рег реки́ Иорда́н (territory) · eo Cisjordanio (territory) · tk Günbatar Şeriýa (territory) · hy Հորդանան գետի արևմտյան ափ (territory) · de Cisjordanien (territory) · si බටහිර ඉවුර (territory) · is Vesturbakkinn (territory) · la Cisiordania (territory) · pt Cisjordânia (territory) · az İordan çayının qərb sahili (territory) · ms Tebing Barat (territory) · co Cisghjordania (territory) · rsk Заходне побрежє (territory) · mi Paretai Uru (territory) · sk Západný breh Jordánu (territory) · cy y Lan Orllewinol (territory) · ckb کەناری ڕۆژاوای ڕووباری ئوردن (territory) · scn Cisgiurdania (territory) · an Cischordania (territory) · vi Tây Ngạn (territory) · de Westjordanland (territory) · ga Bruach Thiar (territory) · fy Westjordaanlân (territory) · sv Västbanken (territory) · bn পশ্চিম তীর (territory) · ta மேற்குக் கரை (territory) · vi Bờ Tây (territory) · li Westeleke Jordaankant (territory) · fr Cisjordanie (territory) · uk За́хідний бе́рег (territory) · eu Zisjordania (territory) · cmn 約旦河西岸地區 /约旦河西岸地区 (territory) · pa ਪੱਛਮੀ ਕੰਢਾ (territory) · sc Tzisgiordània (territory) · be Захо́дні бе́раг (territory) · ru За́падный бе́рег (territory) · uk За́хідний бе́рег ріки́ Йорда́н (territory) · mr वेस्ट बँक (territory) · tg Соҳили Ғарбӣ (territory) · my အနောက်ဘက်ကမ်း (territory) · ja ヨルダン川西岸地区 (territory) · co Cisghjurdania (territory) · mg Jôrdania Andrefana (territory) · ce Урдан хин малхбузен хийист (territory) · pl Zachodni Brzeg Jordanu (territory) · cmn 西岸地區 /西岸地区 (territory) · et Jordani Läänekallas (territory) · uz Iordan daryosining Gʻarbiy sohili (territory) · ur مَغْرِبی کِنارَہ (territory) · kk Батыс жағалау (territory) · sco Wast Bank (territory) · de Westjordanien (territory) · de Zisjordanien (territory) · kcg Khwong Jenshyung (territory) · haw Kapa Komohana (territory) · ky Батыш Жээк (territory) · cs Západní břeh Jordánu (territory) · es Cisjordania (territory) · sco Cisjordan (territory) · ro Cisiordania (territory) · hi पश्चिमी तट (territory) · uz Gʻarbiy Sohil (territory) · sq Bregu Perëndimor (territory) · gl Cisxordania (territory) · nb Vestbredden (territory) · fo Vestari Áarbakki (territory) · bg За́паден бряг (territory) · tl Kanlurang Pampang (territory) · io Cisjordania (territory) · tr Batı Şeria (territory) · id Tepi Barat (territory) · ja 西岸地区 (territory) · ky Иордан дарыясынын Батыш жээги (territory) · km វ៉េសប៊ែង (territory) · lv Rietumkrasts (territory) · sh Zapadna obala (territory) · af Wesoewer (territory) · uk Західний берег річки Йордан (territory) · be Захо́дні бе́раг ракі́ Іарда́н (territory) · ka მდინარე იორდანეს დასავლეთი ნაპირი (territory) · nl Westelijke Jordaanoever (territory) · hsb Zapadny brjóh Jordana (territory) · fi Länsiranta (territory) · pnb مغربی کنارا (territory) · uz Iordan daryosining gʻarbiy qirgʻogʻi (territory) · fy Sisjordaanje (territory) · de Westbank (territory) · jv Gisik Kulon (territory) · ast Cixordania (territory) · ar الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة (territory) · he הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית (territory) · lt Vakarų Krantas (territory) · sh Западна обала (territory) · ug غەربىي قىرغاق (territory) · pl Zachodni Brzeg (territory) · kk Иордан өзенінің батыс жағалауы (territory) · ca Cisjordània (territory) · da Vestbredden (territory) · fa-ira کَرانِهٔ باخْتَری (territory) · km វ៉ែសបែង (territory) · el Δυτική Όχθη (territory) · mk Западен Брег (territory) · ml വെസ്റ്റ് ബാങ്ക് (territory) · pl Cisjordania (territory) · os Цӕугӕдон Иорданы Ныгуылӕн Был (territory) · ka დასავლეთი ნაპირი (territory) · oc Cisjordania (territory) · sw Ukingo wa Magharibi wa Yordani (territory) · it Cisgiordania (territory) · sl Zahodni breg (territory) · so Daanta galbeed (territory) · th เวสต์แบงก์ (territory) · ko 요르단 강 서안 지구 (territory) · ko 서안 지구 (territory) · hu Ciszjordánia (territory)