Type Country & Region
Meaning & History
From Latin Palaestina, derived from Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistine), from a Semitic source such as Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (Pelesheṯ) meaning "land of the Philistines". This is the name of a historical region between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. In modern times it is the name of a partially recognized country located in a portion of the region (the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with the remainder being the country of Israel).
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesPalestina(Afrikaans) Palaistine(Ancient Greek) Palaestina(Ancient Roman) Filastin(Arabic) Philistia(Biblical) Peleshet(Biblical Hebrew) Palestina(Bosnian) Palestina(Bulgarian) Palestina(Catalan) Palestina(Croatian) Palestina(Czech) Palæstina(Danish) Palestina(Dutch) Palästina(German) Palaistini(Greek) Falastin, Palestina(Hebrew) Filistin(Hindi) Palestína(Icelandic) Palestina(Indonesian) Palestina(Italian) Palestina(Macedonian) Palestina(Norwegian) Felestin(Persian) Palestyna(Polish) Palestina(Portuguese) Palestina(Romanian) Palestina(Russian) Palestina(Serbian) Palestína(Slovak) Palestina(Slovene) Palestina(Spanish) Palestina(Swedish) Palestina(Tagalog) Filistin(Turkish) Palestyna(Ukrainian) Filistin(Urdu)
