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Ar⋅ab

[ar-uh

–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.

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

–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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Ar·ab (ār'əb)

A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia, whose language and Islamic religion spread widely throughout the Middle East and northern Africa from the seventh century.
A member of an Arabic-speaking people.
An Arabian horse.

[French Arabe, from Latin Arabs, from Greek Araps, Arab-, from Arabic 'arab.]
Ar'ab adj.

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