Arafat

¹ American  

[ar-uh-fat, ahr-uh-faht] / ˈær əˌfæt, ˈɑr əˌfɑt /

noun

1. Yasir 1929–2004, Palestinian leader: head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

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ʿArafat ² American  

[ahr-uh-fat, ar-uh-fat] / ˌɑr əˈfæt, ˈær əˌfæt /

noun

1. a hill 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia: site of Muslim pilgrimages.

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Arafat ¹ British  

/ ˈærəfæt /

noun

1. Also called: Jabal ar Rahm.  a hill in W Saudi Arabia, near Mecca: a sacred site of Islam, visited by pilgrims performing the hajj

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Arafat ² British  

noun

1. Yasser (ˈjæsə). 1929–2004, Palestinian leader; cofounder of Al Fatah (1956), leader from 1968 of the Palestine Liberation Organization, president of the Palestinian National Authority from 1996: signed a peace agreement with Israel (1993); Nobel peace prize 1994 with Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin

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Example Sentences

French paratroopers, part of a multinational force, supervise the evacuation of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat among the crowd and journalists on Aug. 30, 1982, in Beirut.

From Los Angeles Times

The UN refugee agency's representative in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, said there was "no good choice" for those coming back.

From Barron's

In the decade to come, Jackson basked in celebrity and international travel, including a controversial meeting with Yasser Arafat.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Luttwak’s essay, which chronicled Arafat’s brilliance as a politician and failure as a leader, concluded with reflections on the nature of war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her younger son, Arafat Rahman Coco, was accused of pushing her to approve the deals.

From BBC