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Filistijn
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl filistijn figurative use only
Etymology
From nl la-lat Philistinus.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Filistijn.ogg
nl ɛi̯n 3
nl Fi lis tijn
Noun
m -en +
nl history a Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic people which subdued the Jews in Philistia (hence the name of present Palestine)
nl figuratively a philistine, barbarian, heathen
Synonyms
(figurative) nl barbaar m, nl Beotiër m, nl primitieveling m
Related terms
nl Palestijn m