Palestines

See also: palestines

English

Noun

Palestines

  1. plural of Palestine
    • 1602, The Famous and Memorable Workes of Ioſephus‎[1], page 127:
      The Paleſtines aſſailing the Hebrewes, are overcome by them in battell.
    • 1791, The Holy Bible‎[2], page 24:
      […] Iſaac went to Abimelech king of the Paleſtines to Gerara.
    • 1794, Romances, Tales and Smaller Pieces of M. de Voltaire‎[3], page 289:
      The Paleſtines, by extraordinary uſury, at fifty per cent. had poſſeſſed themſelves of almoſt all the riches of the country.
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