Arabian

[ uh-rey-bee-uhn ]

/ əˈreɪ bi ən /

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adjective

of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants.

Arab.

Arabic.

noun

an inhabitant of Arabia.

an Arab.

Arabian horse.

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Origin of Arabian

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Arabian

pro-A·ra·bi·an, adjective, nountrans-A·ra·bi·an, adjective

Words nearby Arabian

Arabel, arabesque, Arabia, Arabia Deserta, Arabia Felix, Arabian, Arabian camel, Arabian coffee, Arabian Desert, Arabian horse, Arabian jasmine

How to use Arabian in a sentence

The community decided to lean into the moniker, referring to their football team as the Arabian Knights.
Inside One Combat Vet's Journey From Defending His Country to Storming the Capitol|W.J. Hennigan/Washington|July 9, 2021|Time
As the Arabian Peninsula flourished, the area became the center of cultural development.
When Saudi Arabia Ruled the World|Emily Wilson|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Saudi Arabian television ad for Viagra shows a man struggling to push a straw through the lid of his beverage.
Laughter Will Be the Legacy of Viagra|Samantha Allen|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Saudi Arabian government paid for her tuition in addition to a $1,800 stipend for personal expenses.
Saudi Beauty Says She Robbed Banks for Her Mafia Lover|Caitlin Dickson|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So was Nasir al Wuhayshi, the Yemeni firebrand who runs al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
How Al Qaeda Escaped Afghanistan and Lived to Fight Another Day|Yaniv Barzilai|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dusty paths lined with flickering orange lanterns led us to our final camp, a slice of dramatic Arabian luxury.
On Foot in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco|Joanna Eede|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The apocryphal gospels contain many, and some are preserved by Persian and Arabian poets.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
To the girls, that jolting ride was like an adventure straight from the Arabian Nights.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
A short distance from the station lay a true Arabian sand desert, but which was fortunately not of very great extent.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Thus the Phoenicians and the Amorites belong to the first stage of the second great Arabian migration.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
I was warned secretly by a strange Arabian woman, who required of me solemn oath not to reveal her.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for Arabian

Arabian

/ (əˈreɪbɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Arabia or the Arabs

noun

another word for Arab

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