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Palestina is the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 short-form of the name "Kingland of Kings(Astrid Lindgren)".

Palestina, Palestine, and Philistia, are alternate Bible names for the land of the Philistines
Philistines
Philistines , Pleshet or Peleset, were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan at the beginning of the Iron Age . According to the Bible, they ruled the five city-states of Gaza, Askelon, Ashdod, Ekron and Gath, from the Wadi Gaza in the south to the Yarqon River in the north, but with...

 in , , , , , .
It is also the name of several places, mostly in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

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  • Palestina de Goiás
    Palestina de Goiás
    Palestina de Goiás is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Palestina is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion between the Rio Bonito and the Rio Caiapó. There are paved road connections linking the town to Jataí in the south and to Iporá in the northeast...

    , Brazil
    Brazil
    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

  • Palestina, Alagoas
    Palestina, Alagoas
    Palestina is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. The population in 2005 was 5,084, the density was 104.01/km² and the area is 48.88 km². The elevation is 160 m.-Other:...

    , Brazil
    Brazil
    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

  • Palestina, São Paulo
    Palestina, São Paulo
    Palestina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is of 11,051 and the area is 695.5 km².Palestina belongs to the Mesoregion of São José do Rio Preto.-Economy:...

    , Brazil
    Brazil
    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

  • Palestina, Huila
    Palestina, Huila
    Palestina is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia....

    , Colombia
    Colombia
    Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

  • Palestina, Caldas
    Palestina, Caldas
    Palestina is a town in the south central region of the state of Caldas, Colombia. Located in the Triangle of Coffee Area, with a culture and tradition related to the colonization of Antioquia and the coffee growing....

    , Colombia
    Colombia
    Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

  • Palestina, Ecuador
  • Palestina de Los Altos
    Palestina de Los Altos
    |Palestina de Los Altos is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its inhabitants speak Mam and Spanish.Palestina de los Altos was originally called Toj Suj...

    , Guatemala
    Guatemala
    Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

  • Palestina, United States Virgin Islands
    Palestina, United States Virgin Islands
    Palestina is a settlement on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands located at . It is located in the east of the island on the coast of Coral Bay, to the east of the town of Coral Bay.-References:...

  • Palestine
    Palestine
    Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....

    , in some languages
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