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¹Arab

noun Ar·ab \ˈa-rəb, ˈer-əb; dial also ˈā-ˌrab\

: a member of the people who are originally from the Arabian Peninsula and who now live mostly in the Middle East and northern Africa

Full Definition of ARAB

a : a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula

b : a member of an Arabic-speaking people

: arabian horse

— Arab adjective

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Origin of ARAB

Middle English, from Latin Arabus, Arabs, from Greek Arab-, Araps, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian Arabu, Aribi desert nomads, Arabic A‘rāb Bedouins

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with ARAB

Carib, carob, scarab

²Arab

abbreviation

Definition of ARAB

Arabian; Arabic

ARAB Defined for Kids

Arab

noun Ar·ab \ˈer-əb\

Definition of ARAB for Kids

: a person born or living in the Arabian Peninsula of southwestern Asia

— Arab adjective

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