1. An ancient region on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in what is now southern Israel and Palestine, inhabited by the Philistines in biblical times.
Usage: proper noun; historical

Examples

• Philistia was a major power in the ancient Near East during the Iron Age.
• The Philistines ruled Philistia from their five major cities.
• Archaeological excavations in the region of ancient Philistia have revealed much about their civilization.
• David's conflict with Goliath took place in the context of wars between Israel and Philistia.
• Philistia's location made it a crucial crossroads between Egypt and the Levant.