English Proper noun Mandatory Palestine (historical) A geopolitical entity under British administration, originally consisting of contemporary Israel, Judea and Samaria (the West Bank),, and the Gaza Strip which existed from 1920 to 1948. Synonym: British Mandate Translations British Mandate of Palestine Arabic: فلسطين الانتدابية f French: Palestine mandataire (fr) f German: Mandatsgebiet Palästina n Hebrew: פלשתינה המנדטורית f, פלסטין המנדטורית f Italian: Palestina mandataria f Sardinian: Palestina mandatària f Spanish: Palestina Mandataria f Further reading Mandatory Palestine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.