Arab
noun
a member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East.
non-Arab
-
a word derived from
Arab.
Example Sentences
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The RSF has been accused of targeting non-Arab groups in the city and elsewhere in Darfur - a claim it has denied.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
All three non-Arab states engender a good deal of suspicion and mistrust among Arab regimes but are nonetheless seen as key players whom no one wants to offend.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Because Iran and Israel once were natural allies — the two major non-Arab powers in the Middle East.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
In the 1980s, it also became the first non-Arab nation to recognize the state of Palestine.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
All lie within a short distance of the sea, and all are virgin: the Bedawin import their sulphur from the "Barr el-'Ajam," the popular name for Egypt, properly meaning Persia or any non-Arab land.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
