Judaea (The southernmost of the three traditional divisions of ancient Palestine; the other two were Galilee in the north and Samaria in the centre)

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• Judaea — Judaean, adj., n. /jooh dee euh/, n. Judea. * * * or Judea Southern division of ancient Palestine successively under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule. It was bounded on the north by Samaria and on the west by the Mediterranan Sea. It succeeded the… …   Universalium

• Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… …   Universalium