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JUDAEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("Judaea" 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)