Filistijn

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === filistijn (figurative use only) === Etymology === From Late Latin Philistinus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛi̯n Hyphenation: Fi‧lis‧tijn === Noun === Filistijn m (plural Filistijnen, diminutive Filistijntje n) (history) a Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic people which subdued the Jews in Philistia (hence the name of present Palestine) (figuratively) a philistine, barbarian, heathen ==== Synonyms ==== (figurative) barbaar m, Beotiër m, primitieveling m ==== Related terms ==== Palestijn m