palestinian
/pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.
noun
An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area.
Example Sentences
- "Halaby […] accompanied the curators on their trip through the Middle East to collect the artwork of over 20 Palestinian artists."
- "Here, Rose shares her Palestinian grandmother's delicious rice and lamb recipe. Her grandmother would make this as a family meal."
- "Prospects for a Palestinian state seem unclear amid various regional challenges, resistance from Israeli officials, and questions regarding U.S. policy in early 2025."
- "The group assembled in Romare Bearden Park shortly after 6 p.m., just barely outnumbering a dozen city police officers stationed in clusters around the area’s edge. The crowd grew to more than 50 people within the hour, many draped in keffiyehs and hoisting Palestinian flags high above their heads."
- "فقال لي الأستاذ أنت مصري قلت لا بل فلسطيني"
- "In 2008 the Rozana Association […] instituted a Maftoul Festival in Bir Zeit, near Ramallah, celebrating the many tasty ways in which Palestinians cook maftoul, or couscous."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Palestine Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Palestinian From Palestine + -ian.
Inflected Forms
more Palestinian (comparative)
most Palestinian (superlative)
Palæstinian (alternative)
Palestinean (alternative)
Palestinians (plural)