Arabia Felix

American  

[fee-liks] / ˈfi lɪks /

noun

1. an ancient division of Arabia, in the S part: sometimes restricted to Yemen.

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Example Sentences

And the children, women, men, cities and landscapes of the former Arabia Felix are paying the price.

From New York Times

Thomas went on to lecture all over the world about the journey and to write a book called Arabia Felix.

From BBC

They called it Arabia Felix - Happy Arabia - because of its lush, rain-fed mountain scenery.

From BBC

Yemen, known as Arabia Felix, or “Happy Arabia” was so close to the Saudi kingdom that the border was not even demarcated until June 2000, in an agreement signed by Saleh, who like two-thirds of Yemenis, is Sunni.

From Time

Its caravans crawled to the Yaman to procure raw materials from that region, known as Arabia Felix; and also products brought from overseas, imported from Ethiopia, India and even far China.

From Project Gutenberg