Judea

n. southern region of ancient Palestine

For the Roman Empire province, see Iudaea Province. [Image:Levant 830.svg|thumb|272px|Map of the southern Levant, c.830s BC. ]]Judea or Judæa (Hebrew: יהודה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian , "praised, celebrated"; Greek: Ιουδαία; Latin: Iudaea) is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael), an area now divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and, in a few geographical definitions of Judea, Jordan.
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Noun
1. the southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
(synonym) Judaea
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Palestine, Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land

n. Judea, southern region of ancient Palestine

n. Judea, southern region of ancient Palestine