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Arabian

American  
[uh-rey-bee-uhn] / əˈreɪ bi ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants.

  2. Arab.

  3. Arabic.


noun

  • Arabians
    plural
  1. an inhabitant of Arabia.

  2. an Arab.

  3. Arabian horse.

Arabian British  
/ əˈreɪbɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Arabia or the Arabs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for Arab

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Arabian

First recorded in 1350–1400; Arabi(a) + -an

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“In part, that followed the tanker attacks over the weekend, but it was also reported that the Houthi rebels had hit Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure yesterday.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Saleh al-Batati is a contributor for The Wall Street Journal who helps cover the Arabian Peninsula and the broader Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Saudi Arabian Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad Al Saud bought 50% of Sheffield United in 2013, before acquiring the rest of the club in 2019.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

On Saturday I stood in the nerve center of an aircraft carrier sailing in the Arabian Sea and addressed the entire crew on the general announcing system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Singing, dancing, telling us stories about princesses in the tower or about the Arabian Knight of Herkimer Street.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The four Bahrain individuals were genetically more like present-day populations from the Levant and Iraq than to Arabians.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2024

Urawa won its second title in 2017 with the Saudi Arabians lifting the trophy two years later.

From Seattle Times Feb. 26, 2023

Mickelson has been at the center of controversy after he reportedly criticized the PGA Tour and backed a proposed golf league being financed by Saudi Arabians.

From Fox News Mar. 21, 2022

After a Polish army defeated the Ottomans at the gates of Vienna in 1683 the Poles took up their tradition of breeding Arabians.

From BBC May 21, 2021

Marlena was standing in the menagerie tent in front of a string of stunning black and white Arabians when August first approached her.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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