The Romans renamed it Palestine after the Philistines
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This was done as an affront to the ever rebellious Judeans--Jews. The Philistines are believed to have been the Phoenicians and the Hebrews' archenemies.
As Judea it was a country. As Palestine it was always a province of a larger empire. There has never been an independent Palestine.