JUDEA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ

Synonyms:

Judaea; Judea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Judea" is a part of...):

Canaan; Holy Land; Palestine; Promised Land (an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism)

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