Palestinian means belonging or relating to the region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea which used to be called Palestine, or to the Arabs who come from this region.
2. countable noun [usually plural]
A Palestinian is an Arab who comes from the region that used to be called Palestine.
Palestinian in British English
(ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən)
adjective
1.
of or relating to Palestine
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of the former British mandate, or their descendants, esp such Arabs now living in the Palestinian Administered Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, or Israel, or as refugees from Israeli-occupied territory
Palestinian in American English
(ˌpæləsˈtɪniən)
adjective
1.
of Palestine or its people or culture
2.
of the people of Palestine, esp. those Arab peoples that now live in Palestine or whose family or ancestors once lived there
noun
3.
a person, esp. an Arab, born or living in Palestine
4.
an Arab whose family or ancestors once lived in Palestine
In other languages
Palestinian
British English: Palestinian /ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən/ ADJECTIVE
Palestinian means belonging or relating to the region between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea.
American English: Palestinian
Arabic: فِلِسْطِينِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: palestino
Chinese: 巴勒斯坦的
Croatian: palestinski
Czech: palestinský
Danish: palæstinensisk
Dutch: Palestijns
European Spanish: palestino
Finnish: palestiinalainen adjektiivi
French: palestinien
German: palästinensisch
Greek: παλαιστινιακός
Italian: palestinese
Japanese: パレスチナの
Korean: 팔레스타인의
Norwegian: palestinsk
Polish: palestyński
European Portuguese: palestiniano
Romanian: palestinian
Russian: палестинский
Latin American Spanish: palestino
Swedish: palestinsk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับปาเลสไตน์
Turkish: Filistin
Ukrainian: палестинський
Vietnamese: thuộc Palestine
British English: Palestinian /ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən/ NOUN
A Palestinian is an Arab who comes from Palestine.