Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Israelo-Palestinian
English answer:
Israeli-Palestinian
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Fuad Yahya
Jun 22, 2003 02:42
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Naming of bilateral relationships between nations
Which is correct: Israeli-Palestinian conflict or Israelo-Palestinian conflict?
Is there a fast rule about the naming of the first country when a bilateral relationship is expressed?
I am looking for an answer that applies to all bilateral relationships -- bellicose, peaceful, economic, cultural, or otherwise.
Is there a fast rule about the naming of the first country when a bilateral relationship is expressed?
I am looking for an answer that applies to all bilateral relationships -- bellicose, peaceful, economic, cultural, or otherwise.
Responses
| 5 +15 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 +2 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict |
nsan
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Dec 17, 2005 23:50: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
This is the commonly used expression. There is no rule. It is a matter of long-standing usage. It is different in different cases. We often hear of Franco-Arab relations, for example.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Languages are formed and changed by the usage people do of words in practice. So stick to the usage. In Google Israeli-Palestinian appears 191000 times, and Israelo-Palestinian only 207. Which is the correct form? The first one.
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http://www.bartleby.com/61/74/I0257400.html
"A 1993 Israeli-Palestinian accord granted limited Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip, and a similar accord calling for Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank was signed in 1994."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Also visit:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/74/I0257400.html
"A 1993 Israeli-Palestinian accord granted limited Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip, and a similar accord calling for Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank was signed in 1994."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
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