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Ar⋅ab

[ar-uhb]
–noun
1. a member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East.
2. a member of any Arabic-speaking people.
3. Arabian horse.
4. Sometimes Offensive. a street peddler (esp. in Baltimore).
5. street Arab.
–adjective
6. of or pertaining to Arabs.
7. Arabian.
8. Arabic.

Origin:
1625–35; back formation from L Arabs (taken as pl.) < Gk Áraps Arabian, an Arabian or Arab

Arab.

Arabian horse

–noun
one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
Also called Arab, Arabian.


Origin:
1730–40
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Arab

ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.

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