Narrowly, a citizen of the British mandated territory of Palestine (1922-48). Generally, a Muslim or Christian native or descendant of a native of the region between the Egyptian Sinai and Lebanon and west of the Jordan River-Dead Sea-Gulf of Aqaba line who identifies himself primarily as a Palestinian.

a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine

an ethnic group of Arabs formerly living in Palestine

of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas"

a type of Arab and they can be of any of the above three religions or another

An Arab who chooses to be identified with the inhabitants of Palestine before 1918. Many Palestinians do not recognize the State of Israel and refer to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as the occupied or disputed territories.