Arabic
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Definition of Arabic
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: a Semitic language originally of the Arabs of the Hejaz and Nejd that is now the prevailing speech of a wide region of southwestern Asia and northern Africa
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adjectiveDefinition of Arabic (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of Arabic was in the 14th century
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Kids Definition of Arabic
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: a language spoken in the Arabian Peninsula of southwestern Asia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and parts of northern Africa
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adjectiveKids Definition of Arabic (Entry 2 of 2)
: of or relating to the Arabian Peninsula of southwestern Asia, the Arabs, or Arabic
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— see gum arabic
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