Filistijn
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- filistijn (figurative use only)
Etymology
editFrom Late Latin Philistinus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFilistijn 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
edit- (figurative) barbaar m, Beotiër m, primitieveling m