canaan
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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 (noun.location)
part holonym | : | juda, judah, |
definition | : | an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | judaea, judea, |
definition | : | the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | samaria, |
definition | : | an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | philistia, |
definition | : | an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | jordan, jordan river, |
definition | : | a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | asia, |
definition | : | the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations (noun.object) |
domain member region | : | chebab, |
definition | : | a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis (noun.person) |
derivation | : | palestinian, |
definition | : | of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | palestinian, |
definition | : | of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants (adj.pert) |
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