NOUN | location | Philistia | an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt |
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Sounds | fihlih'stiyah | |
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Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... |
Meaning | An ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times. | |
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Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Part of | Palestine, Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land | An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea |
Region of | Dagon | god of agriculture and the earth |
Catalan | Pentàpolis filistea | |
Adjectives | Philistine | of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people |
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