Arabian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Arabian in British English:
UK [əˈreɪbiən]
How to pronounce Arabian in American English:
US [əˈrebiən]
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- Noun:
- a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
- a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
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- Adjective:
- relating to or associated with Arabia or its people
- of or relating to Arabian horses
Word Origin
- Arabian
- c. 1300, adjective and noun; see Arab + -ian. As a prized type of horse, it is attested from 1660s. The Arabian bird was the phoenix.
Example
- 1. The arabian peninsula has fueled the global economy with oil for five decades .
- 2. Its land mass is small , stuck like a crooked blade into the arabian sea .
- 3. Abu dhabi 's emirates palace is the most extraordinary of the wave of arabian oases .
- 4. Japan has naval forces in the arabian sea for example working with u. s.and other national navies against piracy .
- 5. Indian navy officials say they have detained 16 somali pirates after a confrontation with a hijacked fishing boat in the arabian sea .