adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/
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rhymes with -ɪniən
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Palestinian guerrillas
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Palestinian Arab
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Arab, Arabian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Palestine Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Palestinian From Palestine + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
180 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
palestinez
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِينِيّ
(filasṭīniyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِيّ
(filasṭiyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Armenian:
պաղեստինյան
(paġestinyan)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Asturian:
palestín
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Azerbaijani:
fələstinli
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Basque:
palestinar
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Belarusian:
палесты́нскі
(paljestýnski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Bengali:
ফিলিস্তিনি
(philistini)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Bulgarian:
палести́нски
(palestínski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Burmese:
ပါလက်စတိုင်း
(palakca.tuing:)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Catalan:
palestí
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Catalan:
palestinenc
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Chinese Mandarin:
巴勒斯坦
(Bālèsītǎn)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Czech:
palestinský
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Danish:
palæstinensisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Danish:
palæstinsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Dutch:
Palestijns
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Estonian:
palestiin
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Finnish:
palestiinalainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
French:
palestinien
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Galician:
palestino
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Georgian:
პალესტინური
(ṗalesṭinuri)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
German:
palästinensisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Greek:
παλαιστινιακός
(palaistiniakós)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Hebrew:
פַּלֶשְׂתִינַאִי
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Hebrew:
פָלַסְטִינִי
(falastini)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Hindi:
फ़िलिस्तीनी
(filistīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Hindi:
फ़लस्तीनी
(falastīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Hungarian:
palesztin
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Icelandic:
palestínskur
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Ido:
Palestinana
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Italian:
palestinese
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Japanese:
パレスチナの
(Paresuchina no)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Kazakh:
палестиналық
(palestinalyq)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Khmer:
ប៉ាឡេស្ទីន
(paaleestiin)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Korean:
팔레스타인의
(Palleseutain-ui)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Northern Kurdish:
filistînî
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Kyrgyz:
палестиналык
(palestinalık)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Latvian:
palestīniešu
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Latvian:
palestīnišks
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Lithuanian:
palestiniškas
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Macedonian:
палести́нски
(palestínski)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Malay:
Palestin
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Norwegian Bokmål:
palestinsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
palestinsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Pashto:
فلسطيني
(falastini)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Persian:
فَلَسْطِینِی
(falastīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Iranian Persian:
فِلِسْطینی
(felestini)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Polish:
palestyński
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Portuguese:
palestino
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Portuguese:
palestiniano
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Romanian:
palestinian
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Russian:
палести́нский
(palestínskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Sicilian:
palistinisi
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Sicilian:
palistinisa
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Slovak:
palestínsky
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Slovene:
palestinski
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Spanish:
palestino
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Swedish:
palestinsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Tagalog:
Palestino
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Tajik:
фаластинӣ
(falastini)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Thai:
ปาเลสไตน์
(bpaa-lées-dtaai)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Turkish:
Filistinli
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Ukrainian:
палести́нський
(palestýnsʹkyj)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Urdu:
فِلِسْطِینی
(filistīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Urdu:
فَلَسْطِینی
(falastīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Uyghur:
پەلەستىنلىك
(pelestinlik)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Uzbek:
falastinlik
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Yiddish:
פּאַלעסטינער
(palestiner)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِينِيّ
(filasṭīniyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِيّ
(filasṭiyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Asturian:
palestín
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Bengali:
ফিলিস্তিনি
(philistini)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Esperanto:
palestina
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Finnish:
palestiinalainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Hindi:
फ़िलिस्तीनी
(filistīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Hindi:
फ़लस्तीनी
(falastīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Ido:
Palestinana
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Romanian:
palestinian
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Sicilian:
palistinisi
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Sicilian:
palistinisa
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Volapük:
Palästinänik
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Yiddish:
פּאַלעסטינער
(palestiner)
— of, from, or pertaining to Palestine
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِينِيّ
(filasṭīniyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِيّ
(filasṭiyy)
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Asturian:
palestín
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Bengali:
ফিলিস্তিনি
(philistini)
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Finnish:
palestiinalainen
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Hindi:
फ़िलिस्तीनी
(filistīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Hindi:
फ़लस्तीनी
(falastīnī)
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Ido:
Palestinana
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Romanian:
palestinian
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Sicilian:
palistinisi
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Sicilian:
palistinisa
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Volapük:
Palästinänanik
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Volapük:
hi-Palästinänanik
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Volapük:
ji-Palästinänanik
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Volapük:
Palästinänanefik
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Volapük:
hi-Palästinänanefik
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Volapük:
ji-Palästinänanefik
— of, from, or pertaining to a Palestinian or Palestinians
Albanian:
palestinez
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Albanian:
palestineze
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِينِيّ
(filasṭīniyy)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Arabic:
فِلَسْطِينِيَّة
(filasṭīniyya)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Armenian:
պաղեստինցի
(paġestincʻi)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Asturian:
palestín
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Asturian:
palestina
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Belarusian:
палесты́нец
(paljestýnjec)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Belarusian:
палесты́нка
(paljestýnka)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Bengali:
ফিলিস্তিনি
(philistini)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Bulgarian:
палести́нец
(palestínec)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Bulgarian:
палести́нка
(palestínka)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Catalan:
palestí
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Catalan:
palestinenc
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Chinese Mandarin:
巴勒斯坦人
(Bālèsītǎn-rén)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Czech:
Palestinec
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Czech:
Palestinka
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Danish:
palæstinenser
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Dutch:
Palestijn
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Dutch:
Palestijnse
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Esperanto:
palestinano
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Esperanto:
palestinanino
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Estonian:
palestiinlane
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Finnish:
palestiinalainen
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
French:
Palestinien
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
French:
Palestinienne
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Galician:
palestino
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Georgian:
პალესტინელი
(ṗalesṭineli)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
German:
Palästinenser
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
German:
Palästinenserin
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Greek:
Παλαιστίνιος
(Palaistínios)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Greek:
Παλαιστίνια
(Palaistínia)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Ancient Greek:
Παλαιστινός
(Palaistinós)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Hebrew:
פלסטיני
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Hindi:
फ़िलिस्तीनी
(filistīnī)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Hindi:
फ़लस्तीनी
(falastīnī)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Hungarian:
palesztin
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Icelandic:
Palestínumaður
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Ido:
Palestinano
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Italian:
palestinese
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Japanese:
パレスチナ人
(Paresuchina-jin)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Korean:
팔레스타인인
(palleseutainin)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Korean:
팔레스타인 사람
(palleseutain saram)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Latvian:
palestīnietis
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Latvian:
palestīniete
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Lithuanian:
palestinietis
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Macedonian:
Палести́нец
(Palestínec)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Macedonian:
Палести́нка
(Palestínka)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Malay:
orang Palestin
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
palestiner
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
palestinar
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Polish:
Palestyńczyk
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Polish:
Palestynka
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Portuguese:
palestino
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Portuguese:
palestina
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Portuguese:
palestiniano
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Portuguese:
palestiniana
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Romanian:
palestinian
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Romanian:
palestiniană
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Russian:
палести́нец
(palestínec)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Russian:
палести́нка
(palestínka)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Slovak:
Palestínec
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Slovak:
Palestínka
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Slovene:
Palestinec
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Slovene:
Palestinka
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Spanish:
palestino
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Spanish:
palestina
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Swedish:
palestinier
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Swedish:
palestinska
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Turkish:
Filistinli
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Ukrainian:
палести́нець
(palestýnecʹ)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Ukrainian:
палести́нка
(palestýnka)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Volapük:
Palästinänan
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Volapük:
hi-Palästinänan
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Volapük:
ji-Palästinänan
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Volapük:
Palästinänanef
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Volapük:
hi-Palästinänanef
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Volapük:
ji-Palästinänanef
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
Yiddish:
פּאַלעסטינער
(palestiner)
— inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent
