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Arabian

American  
[uh-ray-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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Vessels using the Suez Canal must pass through the strait to reach the Mediterranean Sea to the north or Arabian Sea to the south.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It also effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil and gas shipments usually pass, by attacking commercial vessels in the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

While BBC Sport understands final details are still being hammered out between Netflix, Saudi Arabian organisers Sela and both fighters' camps, Cardiff has firmly emerged as the frontrunner, with an official announcement expected this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Oil declined for the second consecutive day as the prospect of lost Saudi Arabian volumes returning to the global market pushed prices lower in morning trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The flocked wallpaper had a delicate floral print, the floors were covered with fine Arabian carpeting in a leaf-and-ivy pattern, and the mahogany dresser had drawer-pulls carved in the shape of mushrooms.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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

"I don't discount sportswashing but there's a whole load of other things that I think the Saudi Arabians are trying to achieve," says Chadwick.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022

In some of the audio, Piqué told Rubiales they needed to get the former King Juan Carlos involved to try to help negotiate the Super Cup deal with the Saudi Arabians.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

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

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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