the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in which most of the biblical narrative is located
2.
the province of the Roman Empire in this region
3.
the former British mandatory territory created by the League of Nations in 1922 (but effective from 1920), and including all of the present territories of Israel and Jordan between whom it was partitioned by the UN in 1948
Palestine in American English
(ˈpæləsˌtaɪn)
1.
historical region in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean comprising parts of modern Israel, Jordan, & Egypt
see also Holy Land
2.
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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Palestine
British English: Palestine /ˈpælɪˌstaɪn/ NOUN
Palestine is an area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.