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WEST BANK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "West Bank"):
Nablus (an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times)
Bayt Lahm; Bethlehem; Bethlehem-Judah; Bethlehem Ephrathah (a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born)
Jericho (a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land)
Domain member region:
Aksa Martyrs Brigades; al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades; Martyrs of al-Aqsa (a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002)
Holonyms ("West Bank" is a part of...):
Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
