Palestine Definition
Pal·es·tine (pal′əs tīn′)
historical region in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean comprising parts of modern Israel, Jordan, & Egypt
British mandated territory in this region, west of the Jordan River, from 1923 to the establishment of the state of Israel (1948) according to the United Nations partition plan (1947)
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