Holy Land

Holy Land

The biblical region of Palestine.

Holy Land

n (Placename) the Holy Land another name for Palestine¹

Pal•es•tine

(ˈpæl əˌstaɪn)

n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient land in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923–48) comprising part of this country, divided between Israel, Jordan, and Egypt in 1948: the Jordanian and Egyptian parts were occupied by Israel in 1967.

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Holy Land - an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and JudaismCanaan, Promised Land, PalestineJuda, Judah - an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its centerJudaea, Judea - the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of ChristSamaria - an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern JordanPhilistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical timesAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizationsJordan, Jordan River - a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordanchebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis

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