# Palestinian

Pronunciation: US say "pal-uh-STIN-ee-uhn" /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/; UK

## Adjective

1. Relating to Palestine, the Palestinian people, or things connected with that land and its culture.
   - Simple: Relating to Palestine, its people, or their culture and language.
   - _The museum's exhibit traced Palestinian textile traditions across several generations._
   - _He spent years documenting Palestinian poetry written during the twentieth century._

## Noun

2. A person who lives in Palestine, or someone whose ancestry traces to that region.
   - Simple: A person who lives in Palestine or whose family comes from there.
   - _The reporter spoke with a Palestinian who had lived abroad for decades._
   - _Palestinians around the world maintain ties to their family's homeland._

## Origin

Formed from Palestine combined with the suffix "-ian."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/palestinian (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).