English > Holy Land: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism. |
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| Synonyms | Palestine, Canaan, Promised Land |
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| Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Part of | Asia | The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population |
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| Parts | Jordan, Jordan River | A river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea |
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| Judah, Juda | An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center |
| Judea, Judaea | The southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah |
| Philistia | An ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt |
| Samaria | An ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel |
| Region of | chebab | A Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis |
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| Spanish | Canaan, Canaán, Tierra Santa |
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| Catalan | Canaà, Canaan, Terra Santa |
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