Arab
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
Arab (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.
- French: arabe
- German: arabisch, Araber-
- Italian: arabo
- Portuguese: árabe
- Russian: ара́бский
- Spanish: árabe
Arab (plural Arabs)
- A Semitic person, whose forebears were from Arabia
- An inhabitant of Arabia or the Arab world
- A member of an Arabic-speaking community
- A particular breed of horse.
- (archaic) A street Arab.
- You Christian people often see the little gutter children — the poor little arabs in the street — and you feel much pity for them, as well you may.
- 1866, Punch (page 225)
- The other day I heard you complaining of the nuisance that small ragged street-boys are to you whenever you go out. […] You wished that some one would do something to clear away these little Arabs, as you are pleased to call them, so that a fine old English gentleman—as you are pleased to think yourself—might take his exercise in peace.
- French: Arabe
- German: Araber, Araberin
- Italian: arabo, araba
- Portuguese: árabe
- Russian: ара́б
- Spanish: árabe
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