Araby

[ ar-uh-bee ]

/ ˈær ə bi /

noun Literary.

Arabia.

Origin of Araby

1125–75; Middle English Arabye < Old French Arabie < Latin Arabia

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Examples from the Web for araby

Tell me that the earth is mined, and you invest it with a charm that all the verdure of 'Araby the Blest' could never give it!
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)|Charles James Lever
I mounted it, and vaguely expected the odors of Araby a gain.
The Innocents Abroad|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Exquisite music was heard, and the perfumes of Araby filled the air.
National Epics|Kate Milner Rabb
With three and forty maidens, / whom to the Rhine led she, All clad in shining garments / wrought in Araby.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

Her teeth surpassed in whiteness those of the finest steed of Araby.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine|Heinrich Heine

British Dictionary definitions for araby

Araby

/ (ˈærəbɪ) /

noun

an archaic or poetic name for Arabia

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