English Explanatory Dictionary

West Bank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

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Etymology

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.

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