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arabia

3 entries found.

  1. Arabia
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. South Arabia, Federation of

Main Entry:
Ara·bia Listen to the pronunciation of Arabia
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈrā-bē-ə\
Variant(s):
or Arabian Peninsula
Function:
geographical name
peninsula SW Asia about 1200 miles (1930 kilometers) long & 1300 miles (2090 kilometers) wide including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, & Persian Gulf States; in early times divided into Arabia Pe·traea Listen to the pronunciation of Arabia Petraea \pə-ˈtrē-ə\ “Rocky Arabia” (the NW part), Arabia De·ser·ta Listen to the pronunciation of Arabia Deserta \di-ˈzər-tə\ “Desert Arabia” (the N part), & Arabia Fe·lix Listen to the pronunciation of Arabia Felix \ˈfē-liks\ “Fertile Arabia” (the main part)
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