1. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
   - Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land
    
2. A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
    
3. Semi-autonomous governing body established to administer parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
   "The Palestine Authority maintains limited control over certain areas under the Oslo Accords";
   - State of Palestine, Palestine National Authority, Palestinian National Authority, Palestine Authority

Type of: disputed state, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, mandate, mandatory, partially-recognized state, state with limited recognition, unrecognized state

Part of: Asia

Encyclopedia: Palestine, Ontario