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A term Palestine can refer to:
A West Bank and the Gaza Strip, sometimes jointly known as a "Palestinian territories".
A British Mandate of Palestine, a specific territory conquered per United Kingdom in 1917, and governed by it under the League of Nations mandate until 1948.
Palestine (region): A geographical area in the Middle East, centered on Jerusalem.
The projected Palestinian state.
A State of Palestine, declared by the PLO in Algiers in 1988.
A Palestinian National Authority, governing parts one territories.
Palestine (graphic novel): A graphic novel by Joe Sacco about his experiences in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Various historical provinces (view History of Palestine):
A Roman province of Syria Palæstina
A Arab (Umayyad and Abbasid) jund of Filastin
Many web pages in the U.S. known as Palestine:
Palestine, Arkansas (city)
Palestine, Illinois (village)
Palestine, Ohio (village)
Palestine, Texas (city)
Palestine, West Virginia (town)
Likewise East Palestine, Ohio and New Palestine, Indiana.
When potentially a term "Palestine" is open to numbers of interpretations & has political connotations, its meaning varies staggeringly through differing points of watch on the political situation in the area. (For varying definitions, look at definitions of Palestine.)
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