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Palestinian
noun
a
person
who
comes
from
Palestine
or
who
identifies
as
part
of
its
Arab
population
•
A
young
Palestinian
waited
at
the
border
checkpoint
with
his
travel
documents
.
A
young
Palestinian
waited
at
the
border
checkpoint
with
his
travel
documents
.
•
Several
Palestinians
shared
traditional
dishes
at
the
cultural
festival
.
Several
Palestinians
shared
traditional
dishes
at
the
cultural
festival
.
From
Palestine
+
-ian
,
dating
to
the
early
20th
century
as
national
identity
solidified
.
adjective
relating
to
Palestine
or
its
people
and
culture
•
She
loves
Palestinian
embroidery
and
often
wears
dresses
decorated
with
it
.
She
loves
Palestinian
embroidery
and
often
wears
dresses
decorated
with
it
.
•
A
film
about
Palestinian
history
won
an
international
award
.
A
film
about
Palestinian
history
won
an
international
award
.
Derived
by
adding
the
adjective
suffix
-ian
to
Palestine
,
first
attested
in
English
in
the
19th
century
.
pale
adjective
-
pale
,
paler
,
palest
having
a
light
or
whitish
color
;
not
bright
or
strong
•
She
looked
pale
after
staying
up
all
night
studying
.
She
looked
pale
after
staying
up
all
night
studying
.
•
The
room
was
painted
a
pale
shade
of
green
that
felt
calm
and
soothing
.
The
room
was
painted
a
pale
shade
of
green
that
felt
calm
and
soothing
.
From
Middle
English
“
pale
”,
from
Old
French
“
pale
”,
from
Latin
“
pallidus
”
meaning
‘
ashen
,
wan
’.