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Arabian

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A·ra·bi·an  (-rb-n)
adj.
Of or concerning Arabia or the Arabs; Arab.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Arabia.
2. An Arabian horse.

Arabian
Adjective
of Arabia or the Arabs
Noun
same as Arab
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ArabianArabian - a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
Arabia, Arabian Peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
Bahraini, Bahreini - a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
Palestinian, Palestinian Arab - a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
Omani - a native or inhabitant of Oman
Katari, Qatari - a native or inhabitant of Qatar
Saudi, Saudi Arabian - a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
Yemeni - a native or inhabitant of Yemen
Bedouin, Beduin - a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
Saracen - (when used broadly) any Arab
2.ArabianArabian - a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only
Adj.1.ArabianArabian - relating to or associated with Arabia or its people; "Arabian Nights"; "Arabian Sea"
2.ArabianArabian - of or relating to Arabian horses
Translations
Spanish Arabian [əˈreɪbɪən] adjárabe, arábigo
French Arabian [əˈreɪbɪən] Arabia adjarabe
German Arabian [əˈreɪbɪən] Arabia adjarabisch
Italian Arabian [əˈreɪbɪən] adjarabo/a

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Was it one of those wonderful talking fishes out of the Arabian Nights, or are you merely an angler yourself, and did you begrudge such a record catch to a girl?
"Why, really," said the physician, with an amusing consciousness of his own resemblance to the loquacious barber of the Arabian Nights, "this is very interesting.
If this is not a dream, I have woke up, by mistake, in an Arabian Night, instead of a London one.
 
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