Arab
əb 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.
4.
Now Offensive. a street peddler.
5.
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Origin:
1625–35; back formation from Latin Arabs (taken as plural) < Greek Áraps Arabian, an Arabian or Arab
1625–35; back formation from Latin Arabs (taken as plural) < Greek Áraps Arabian, an Arabian or Arab
Related forms
an·ti-Ar·ab, adjective, noun
non-Ar·ab, noun, adjective
pro-Ar·ab, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| Arab | |
| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a lively intelligent breed of horse, mainly used for riding |
| 3. | (modifier) of or relating to the Arabs: the Arab nations |
| [C14: from Latin Arabs, from Greek Araps, from Arabic `Arab] | |
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Word Origin & History
Arab
late 14c. (Arabiens), from O.Fr. Arabe, from L. Arabs (acc. Arabem), from Gk. Araps (gen. Arabos), from Arabic 'arab, indigenous name of the people, perhaps lit. "inhabitant of the desert" (rel. to Heb. arabha "desert"). Meaning "homeless little wanderer, child of the street" is from 1848, in ref. to
nomadic ways. Arab League formed in Cairo, March 22, 1945.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Arab.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Arab definition
ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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