Falasteen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Palestine (a country in Western Asia)

Pronunciation

/fələˈstiːn/

Word forms

Falasteen Falastin Filasteen Filastin Filistin

Etymology

Transliteration of South Levantine Arabic فلسطين (falasṭīn), from Arabic فِلَسْطِين (filasṭīn), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē). Doublet of Palestine and Philistine.

Derived words

Balasteen Falasteeni
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