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title: palestinian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «palestinian» in the school dictionary: Palestinian means from or connected with the Palestinian people or the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the Middle East. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# palestinian

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**Who acts:** Palestinian, Many Palestinian families, neighbour, news, Many countries, some · **What happens:** mean, connect, be, live, make, show · **To what, where:** person, Gaza, delicious maqluba, Palestinian children, State, beautiful red patterns · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«palestinian» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [palestinian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palestinian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Palestinian means from or connected with the Palestinian people or the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the Middle East.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:m1:1
# text = Palestinian means from or connected with the Palestinian people or the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the Middle East.
1	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	territories	territory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Bank	Bank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	Gaza	Gaza	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	Strip	Strip	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Palestinian |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with the Palestinian people  the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the Middle East or the Palestinian territories | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with people=Co-Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Palestinian is a person from this people, whether living there or elsewhere in the world.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:m2:1
# text = A Palestinian is a person from this people, whether living there or elsewhere in the world.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	nsubj	_	_
12	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	elsewhere	elsewhere	ADV	RB	_	12	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Palestinian | a person |  |  |  | from this people | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Palestinian families live in Gaza and the West Bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x1:1
# text = Many Palestinian families live in Gaza and the West Bank.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Gaza	Gaza	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Bank	Bank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Palestinian families |  |  | Gaza and the West Bank |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in gaza=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour is Palestinian and makes delicious maqluba.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x2:1
# text = Our neighbour is Palestinian and makes delicious maqluba.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	maqluba	maqluba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our neighbour |  |  |  |  | palestinian *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | Our neighbour *not said here* | delicious maqluba |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset maqluba=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news showed Palestinian children in a camp for refugees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x3:1
# text = The news showed Palestinian children in a camp for refugees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	refugees	refugee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the news | Palestinian children |  |  |  | for refugees; in a camp | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent child=Patient in camp=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many countries recognise a State of Palestine, and some do not.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x4:1
# text = Many countries recognise a State of Palestine, and some do not.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recognise	recognise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Palestine	Palestine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | present | Many countries | a State of Palestine |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer state=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **do** | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Palestinian embroidery has beautiful red patterns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x5:1
# text = Palestinian embroidery has beautiful red patterns.
1	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	embroidery	embroidery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Palestinian embroidery | beautiful red patterns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaders met to talk about peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x6:1
# text = Leaders met to talk about peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
1	Leaders	leader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Israelis	Israeli	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Palestinians	Palestinian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | Leaders |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | Leaders *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about peace between Israelis and Palestinians | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about peace=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Palestinian Christians live in Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:palestinian:x7:1
# text = Palestinian Christians live in Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born.
1	Palestinian	Palestinian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Christians	christian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Bethlehem	Bethlehem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Palestinian Christians |  |  | Bethlehem |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bethlehem=Location |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **bear** | past · passive |  | Jesus |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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