Palestine
美 [ˈpæləstaɪn]
英 [ˈpæləstaɪn]
- n.巴勒斯坦；【圣】圣地
- 网络巴勒斯坦国；巴勒斯坦国大使馆；帕勒斯坦
n. | 1. 巴勒斯坦 2. 【圣经】圣地 |
un. | 1. area in Southwest Asia between the Jordan River and the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. During biblical times it was the Jewish homeland, comprising the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and was then successively occupied by the Romans, Arabs, and Ottoman Turks. In 1947 Palestine was partitioned between the new states of Israel and Jordan. Wars fought in 1948, 1967, and 1973 between Israel and the surrounding Arab states saw an increase in the land held by Israel. In 1987 a Palestinian uprising or intifada began in protest against the continued Israeli occupation. In 1993 and 1995 agreements were signed under which the Palestinian Arabs gained limited self-rule under the Palestinian National Authority in the Palestinian-Administered Territories in the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank of the Jordan River, but conflict and the Israeli presence continue. |