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Arabian

American  
[uh-ray-bee-uhn] / əˈreɪ bi ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants.

  2. Arab.

  3. Arabic.


noun

  • Arabians
    plural
  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


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Bangladesh says it has reached out to the Saudi Arabian government to ask for more details about the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

On Sunday, the group said it seized Turbah, a garrison town that lies on the sole supply route linking Taiz to Aden, a key port on the Arabian Sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Vessels using the Suez Canal must pass through the strait to reach the Mediterranean Sea to the north or Arabian Sea to the south.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It also effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil and gas shipments usually pass, by attacking commercial vessels in the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Only Boaz—a black Arabian and presumably Silver Star’s counterpart—remains tethered, and he’s clearly unhappy about it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The four Bahrain individuals were genetically more like present-day populations from the Levant and Iraq than to Arabians.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024

Urawa won its second title in 2017 with the Saudi Arabians lifting the trophy two years later.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2023

"I don't discount sportswashing but there's a whole load of other things that I think the Saudi Arabians are trying to achieve," says Chadwick.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022

There are 10 stakes races on the card, including the 14th, which is for Arabians, not thoroughbreds.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2022

Marlena was standing in the menagerie tent in front of a string of stunning black and white Arabians when August first approached her.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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