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Palestine Pronunciation
Palestine is pronounced PA-luh-styn, IPA /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/.
PA-luh-styn
US /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/
Syllables: PA · luh · styn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (place): A region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, and the name of the state recognised there.
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Palestine in a Sentence
- The delegation from Palestine spoke first.
- Her family left Palestine in 1948.
- Palestine appears on maps from antiquity onwards.
Common Mispronunciations of Palestine
Not pa-luh-STYN
English puts the weight at the front, on PA, and leaves the styn ending unstressed.
Not PA-luh-steen
The final syllable has the eye vowel of fine, not an ee. Compare the adjective Palestinian, where the same syllable does turn into ee.
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