Arabia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Arabia in British English:
UK [əˈreibjə]
How to pronounce Arabia in American English:
US [əˈrebiə]
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- Noun:
- a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
Word Origin
- Arabia
- 1711; see Arab + -ia. The older name for "the country of Arabia" was Araby (late 13c.).
Example
- 1. Instead , he want away and retired into arabia .
- 2. Women artists in saudi arabia are now estimated to outnumber the men .
- 3. From arabia to africa , it is dominated by unsavoury state firms .
- 4. If anyone could have been america 's lawrence of arabia it was colonel william eddy .
- 5. In terms of u.s. imports , mexico is close behind saudi arabia in third place .