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Ar⋅ab

  [ar-uhb]
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–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
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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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Ar·ab   (ār'əb)   
n.  

  1. 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.

  2. A member of an Arabic-speaking people.

  3. An Arabian horse.


[French Arabe, from Latin Arabs, from Greek Araps, Arab-, from Arabic 'arab.]
Ar'ab adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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