Judea

or Ju·dae·a

[ joo-dee-uh ]

noun

1. the S region of ancient Palestine: existed under Persian, Greek, and Roman rule; divided between Israel and Jordan in 1948; since 1967 completely occupied by Israel.

Judea

/ dʒuːˈdɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Judaea

Example Sentences

Huckabee, who denies the existence of a Palestinian identity, has vowed to keep sending weapons to Israel and support their occupation of the West Bank, which he refers to as Judea and Samaria.

From Salon

The forest was partitioned into different areas and given biblical place names, such as Judea, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

From BBC

The fact that he is a devout religious Jew infuriates the settlers, who believe the West Bank - the ancient lands of Judea and Samaria - belong to the Jewish people.

From BBC

Judea Pearl, a computer science professor, said UC President Michael V. Drake was ultimately responsible for the campus security failures.

From Los Angeles Times

Netzah Yehuda, or Judea Forever, has historically been based in the occupied West Bank and some of its members have been linked to abuses against Palestinians.

From Seattle Times