PALESTINE AUTHORITY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO

Synonyms:

Palestine Authority; Palestine National Authority; Palestinian National Authority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Palestine Authority" is a kind of...):

political entity; political unit (a unit with political responsibilities)

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