Filistijn
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- filistijn (figurative use only)
Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin Philistinus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Filistijn m (plural Filistijnen, diminutive Filistijntje n)
- (history) a Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic people which subdued the Jews in Philistia (hence the name of present Palestine)
- (figuratively) a philistine, barbarian, heathen
Synonyms
[edit]- (figurative) barbaar m, Beotiër m, primitieveling m