1. (noun) an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

• canaan
• holy land
• promised land

1. (noun) a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

• palestinian

2. (noun) an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism

• palestinian