Arab American

[ar-uhb-uh-mer-i-kuhn]

noun

1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.

adjective

1. of or relating to an Arab American.

2. Arab-American, occurring between the United States and Arabia or the Middle East.

   Diplomats predicted the deterioration of Arab-American relations with increased militarization of foreign policy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arab American¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Also, in October, the Department of Education issued its finding in the appeal of a third complaint, filed in 2024, that the district discriminated against Jews by sending home, in a packet of materials celebrating Arab American Heritage Month, a map of the Middle East that substituted Palestine for the state of Israel in three out of the previous four years.

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For more than 20 years, comedians appearing in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, which I co-produce — have been making jokes about American presidents.

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Not once since our festival began in 2003 did any of the Arab American comedians fear that telling jokes about Bush — or any president — could come with a cost.

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As the agent for one Arab American comedian put it, telling jokes that target the president is “too much of a risk in the current climate.”

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Being the nation’s longest-running Arab American comedy festival, we’ve always had unique challenges.

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