Meaning of West Bank | Babel Free
Definitions
A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel.
Equivalents
العربية
الضفة الغربية
Català
Cisjordània
Español
Cisjordania
Suomi
länsiranta
Français
Cisjordanie
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Kapa Komohana
עברית
הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית
Magyar
Ciszjordánia
Bahasa Indonesia
Tepi Barat
Italiano
Cisgiordania
ភាសាខ្មែរ
វ៉ែសបែង
Bahasa Melayu
Tebing Barat
Nederlands
Westelijke Jordaanoever
Português
Cisjordânia
Svenska
Västbanken
ไทย
เวสต์แบงก์
اردو
مغربی کنارہ
Tiếng Việt
bó tay
Examples
“2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Smaller than Delaware, packed with 2.7 million people, the core of a proposed future Palestinian state, the occupied West Bank is partitioned by the Oslo Accords into zones of Palestinian and Israeli control⟳.”
“Mr Shapiro also criticised the way Israel governs in the occupied lands, saying “too much Israeli vigilantism in the West Bank goes unchecked,” he said.”
“Prominent Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti told the BBC the closure was a "dangerous move⟳" that meant "imprisoning" people in the West Bank and "depriving them from the only passage out".”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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