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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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
The current violence has erupted out of a long history of tensions over resources between non-Arab farming communities, including the Massalit, and Arab pastoralist communities.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
In the 1980s, it also became the first non-Arab nation to recognize the state of Palestine.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
Algeria’s official press service APS underscored China’s role as the first non-Arab country to recognize Algeria’s provisional government in 1958, established midway through its brutal independence war with France.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 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
