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The name "Palestine" is the cognate of an ancient word meaning "Philistines".

The earliest known mention of the word was by Ancient Egyptian scribes, used to describe invaders from the Palestinian area during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III in the 12th century BCE (BC).

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