SINCE 1828
Arabia
geographical name
Ara·bia
| \ ə-ˈrā-bē-ə
\
\
variants:
or Arabian Peninsula
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)
\ "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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