Philistia

[ fi-lis-tee-uh ]

/ fɪˈlɪs ti ə /

an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.

OTHER WORDS FROM Philistia

Phi·lis·ti·an, adjective

The land is changed; no more is it the rich land of Philistia.

The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne |Andrew A. Bonar
Is the outlook from the watch towers of Philistia an encouraging one?

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 |Ambrose Bierce
It has the charm of its acquired taste, and it can corrupt because it can speak with an authority unknown in Philistia.

Art |Clive Bell
Sharon, a fertile region in Palestine of the maritime plain between Carmel and Philistia.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

Horvendile considered this a curious enactment, but it seemed only one among the innumerable mad customs of Philistia.

Taboo |James Branch Cabell

Philistia

/ (fɪˈlɪstɪə) /

an ancient country on the coast of SW Palestine