Arabian

American  

[uh-rey-bee-uhn] / əˈreɪ bi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants.

2. Arab.

3. Arabic.

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noun

1. an inhabitant of Arabia.

2. an Arab.

3. Arabian horse.

Arabian British  

/ əˈreɪbɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Arabia or the Arabs

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noun

1. another word for Arab

Other Word Forms

• anti-Arabian adjective
• pro-Arabian adjective
• trans-Arabian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Arabian

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

Example Sentences

A vast amount of infrastructure on the Arabian side of the Gulf is also at risk.

From Barron's

“We all know that a certain buildup was there in the Arabian Sea and the region,” said Sri Lanka Defense Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha, a retired air vice marshal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The book’s passages spiral out from the exhausted major’s days in the Arabian Desert to traverse the duration of his lengthy and accomplished military career.

From The Wall Street Journal

Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

From Los Angeles Times

The Strait of Hormuz, which takes products from the Gulf to the Arabian Sea and then mostly to Asia, is effectively blocked.

From Barron's