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: of, relating to, or characteristic of Arabia or the people of Arabia
Arabian music/art
Some people say the unicorn myth began long ago in the Arabian desert …—
Bet Hennefrund
Bet Hennefrund… bad paintings of Arabian street scenes …—Paul Karr et al.
Paul Karr et al.These days the British are better acquainted with Arab customs, Arabian history, and the Arabic language, and with Arabs themselves, whose language we have been borrowing for six centuries.—Philip Howard
Philip Howard… an exquisitely beautiful Arabian girl …—Maurice Richardson
Maurice RichardsonFor authenticity, even the jockeys would be garbed in Arabian-type costumes.—Carl Hiaasen
Carl HiaasenArabian food includes a lot of spiced lamb and rice …—Cleo Murphy
Cleo Murphy2
: of, relating to, involving, or being Arabian horses
… Thoroughbred, Morgan, and Arabian stallions …—Alexander Fuller
Alexander FullerAlthough dressage shows have been recognized by the American Horse Shows Association for only twenty years, they number just after hunter/jumper and Arabian competitions as the United States' third largest showing group.—Wendy Insinger
Wendy InsingerExamples of Arabian in a Sentence
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Jay Kakade
july 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
The Saudi Arabian team, which is bolstered by several big European stars, is unbeaten in four matches (2-0-2), having played Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw, Red Bull Salzburg to a scoreless tie and stunning Pachuca. 2-0, in Group H action.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Shares jumped earlier in June after Saudi Arabian firm Abdul Latif Jameel announced a roughly $1 billion investment for up to 300 eVTOLs.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 June 2025
From the Arabian peninsula in the fifteenth century to the United States in the twentieth, coffeehouses have been a place where political and cultural dissidents gather to get jittery and talk about big ideas.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
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The Afar is a geologically intriguing place where the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian tectonic plates intersect.
—Jay Kakade
july 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
The Saudi Arabian team, which is bolstered by several big European stars, is unbeaten in four matches (2-0-2), having played Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw, Red Bull Salzburg to a scoreless tie and stunning Pachuca. 2-0, in Group H action.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Shares jumped earlier in June after Saudi Arabian firm Abdul Latif Jameel announced a roughly $1 billion investment for up to 300 eVTOLs.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 June 2025
From the Arabian peninsula in the fifteenth century to the United States in the twentieth, coffeehouses have been a place where political and cultural dissidents gather to get jittery and talk about big ideas.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for Arabian
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“Arabian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arabian. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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