Arabia
geographical name
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Definition of Arabia
peninsula of southwestern Asia about 1200 miles (1930 kilometers) long and 1300 miles (2090 kilometers) wide including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf States; in early times divided into
Arabia Pe*traea
\pə-ˈtrē-ə
\ "Rocky Arabia" (the northwestern part)
,
Arabia De*ser*ta
\di-ˈzər-tə
\ "Desert Arabia" (the northern part)
, and
Arabia Fe*lix
\ˈfē-liks
\ "Fertile Arabia" (the main part)
see also arabian entry 1
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