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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

  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

Example Sentences

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If its market value at offering reaches $1.71 trillion, that would top the previous record for valuation of a newly public company, set in 2019 by the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Aramco.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Shipping companies including MSC and Maersk are trucking goods across the Arabian peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That may sound barmy, what with all the ships being deployed in and around the Arabian Sea for weeks already, and reports that the military is running out of munitions.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Caine said there are currently "22,500 mariners embarked on more than 1,550 commercial vessels trapped in the Arabian Gulf, unable to transit."

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

He obeyed her, shuffling away in his Arabian robes.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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