Palestine

noun4

1. •
   A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people.
2. •
   The West Bank and Gaza Strip.
3. •
   The region in Western Asia in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
4. •
   (no longer used) A Philistine.

   • The Palestines assailing the Hebrewes, are overcome by them in battell. — 1602