Arab

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noun

Ar·​ab ˈa-rəb 

ˈer-əb;

 dialectal also  ˈā-ˌrab

1

a

: a member of an Arabic-speaking people

b

: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula

2

: arabian horse

Arab adjective

Arab

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abbreviation

Arabian; Arabic

Examples of Arab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There are some 300,000 Arab Bedouins living in the Negev. —Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024

Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, speaks during the Special Olympics press conference on January 24, 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. —Tim Shriver, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024

The trio will then play international shows throughout Mexico, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan. —Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024

The United Arab Emirates — one of the organization’s biggest producers — has been keen to deploy recent investments in new capacity, which Abu Dhabi says has reached a substantial 4.85 million barrels a day. —Grant Smith, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Phrases Containing Arab

• anti-Arab
• Arab Spring

Kids Definition

Arab

noun

Ar·​ab

ˈar-əb

1

a

: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula

b

: a member of an Arabic-speaking people

2

: arabian horse

Arab adjective