West Bank
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West Bank
- /wɛst bæŋk/
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* (Sense 1) Calque of Arabic الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة (aḍ-ḍiffa(t) al-ḡarbiyya, literally “the west bank”), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River.
* (Sense 2) From its location relative to the Mississippi River (and not New Orleans, which it is south of).
proper noun the West Bank
- A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of the State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel. 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Smaller than Delaware, packed with 2.7 million people, the core of a proposed future Palestinian state, th
- The west bank of the Mississippi River within the vicinity of New Orleans; home to several distinct communities, including Algiers, the only neighborhood of New Orleans proper located west of the river. Contrasted with the East Bank.
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name territory
| Español | Cisjordania |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요르단 강 서안 지구 Yoreudan gang seoan jigu, 서안 지구 Seoan jigu |
| 日本語 | ヨルダン川西岸地区 Yorudan gawa seigan chiku, 西岸地区 Seigan chiku |
| 中文 | 約旦河西岸地區 /约旦河西岸地区 Yuēdàn hé xī'àn dìqū, 西岸地區 /西岸地区 Xī'àn dìqū |
| हिन्दी | पश्चिमी तट paścimī taṭ |
| Kiswahili | Ukingo wa Magharibi wa Yordani |
| Português | Cisjordânia |
| Français | Cisjordanie |
| Deutsch | Westbank, Westjordanland, Zisjordanien, Westjordanien |
| Italiano | Cisgiordania |
| Ελληνικά | Δυτική Όχθη Dytikí Óchthi |
| Română | Cisiordania |
| Русский | За́падный бе́рег реки́ Иорда́н Západnyj béreg rekí Iordán, За́падный бе́рег Západnyj béreg |
| Tiếng Việt | Bờ Tây, Tây Ngạn |
| العربية | الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة aḍ-ḍiffa l-ḡarbiyya |
| עברית | הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית ha-gadá ha-ma'aravít |
Talk about this word "West Bank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/west%20bank. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. West Bank. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/west%20bank "West Bank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/west%20bank.Cite this
@misc{west_bank_2026,
title = {West Bank},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/west%20bank},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
