WEST BANK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does West Bank mean? 

• WEST BANK (noun)
  The noun WEST BANK has 1 sense:

1. an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

  Familiarity information: WEST BANK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WEST BANK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (parts of "West Bank"):

Nablus (an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times)

Bayt Lahm; Bethlehem; Bethlehem-Judah; Bethlehem Ephrathah (a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born)

Jericho (a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land)

Domain member region:

Aksa Martyrs Brigades; al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades; Martyrs of al-Aqsa (a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002)

Holonyms ("West Bank" is a part of...):

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)

 Context examples 

The tomb is located on the west bank of the river Nile in a cemetery where noblemen and top government officials are buried.

(Egypt Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Luxor Tomb, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The tombs date back about 3,500 years and are located on the west bank of the river Nile.

(Discovery of Two Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt, VOA)

A collective name for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, two territories in Palestine.

(Palestinian Territory, Occupied, NCI Thesaurus)