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arabian

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
from or relating to Arabia, a large area of land in West Asia that includes Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates:

Examples:

The desert moon shone in a beautiful Arabian sky.
2
a horse from a breed originally from Arabia, with a high tail and a particular shape of head:

Examples:

The famous warriors Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Genghis Khan are all said to have ridden Arabians.
She had in her stables some of the best Arabian horses.
3
a person from Arabia:

Examples:

Surviving inscriptions show that Roman soldiers posted to Hadrian's wall included Germans, Spaniards, Gauls, Africans, Syrians, and Arabians.
His writing has dated badly, as he often portrayed Africans, Arabians, and Asians as evil or comic.

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