Judean

Variant of Judea

Judea definition

Ju·dea (jo̵̅o̅ dē′ə)

ancient region of S Palestine under Persian, Greek, & Roman rule, corresponding roughly to the Biblical Judah

Related Forms:

  • Judean Ju·de′an adjective, noun

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