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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Ar•ab /ˈærəb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Language Varietiesa person born or living in an Arabic-speaking nation.
- Language Varietiesa member of a group of people who have lived since ancient times in the Arabian Peninsula.
adj. - of or relating to Arabs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ar•ab (ar′əb),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East.
- Language Varietiesa member of any Arabic-speaking people.
- Dog and Cat BreedsSee Arabian horse.
- Dialect Terms, Slang Terms[Sometimes Offensive.]a street peddler (esp. in Baltimore).
- See street Arab.
adj. - of or pertaining to Arabs.
- Language VarietiesArabian.
- Language VarietiesArabic.
- Greek Áraps Arabian, an Arabian or Arab
- back formation from Latin Arabs (taken as plural) 1625–35
- Arabia.
- Arabian.
- Arabic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Arab n - a member of a Semitic people originally inhabiting Arabia, who spread throughout the Middle East, N Africa, and Spain during the seventh and eighth centuries ad
- a lively intelligent breed of horse, mainly used for riding
- (modifier) of or relating to the Arabs: the Arab nations
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin Arabs, from Greek Araps, from Arabic `Arab |