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Philistia (iou) and unpeaceable (iou)


Philistia (iou)



Philistia noun. M16.
[medieval Latin = late Latin Philist(h)aea = Greek Philistia.]
(The region in ancient Palestine occupied by) the Philistines. M16.
Uneducated or unenlightened people as a class or group; a place populated by such people; the culture or lifestyle of such people. Cf. PHILISTINE noun 4. M19.

unpeaceable (iou)



unpeaceable adjective. Now rare. E16.
[from UN-1 + PEACEABLE.]
Not disposed to peace; contentious, argumentative. E16.
Characterized by lack of peace or quiet. M16.
unpeaceableness noun L15.
unpeaceably adverb M17.