Arabs are people who speak Arabic and who come from the Middle East and parts of North Africa.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Arab means belonging or relating to Arabs or to their countries or customs.
The Arab world is particularly keen on the use of cardamom with tea.
Arab in British English
(ˈærəb)
noun
1.
a member of a Semitic people originally inhabiting Arabia, who spread throughout the Middle East, N Africa, and Spain during the seventh and eighth centuries ad
2.
a lively intelligent breed of horse, mainly used for riding
3. (modifier)
of or relating to the Arabs
the Arab nations
Word origin
C14: from Latin Arabs, from Greek Araps, from Arabic `Arab
Arab in American English1
(ˈærəb; ˈɛrəb)
noun
1.
a person born or living in Arabia
2.
a member of a Semitic people originating in Arabia but now widely scattered throughout surrounding lands
3.
a member of a people whose native language is Arabic
4.
any of a breed of swift, graceful horses native to Arabia
5.
a waif left to roam the streets; street Arab
adjective
6.
Arabian
Word origin
ME Arabes (pl.) < L Arabes, Arabs, an Arab < Gr Araps, pl. Arabes < Ar ʼarab
Arab in American English2
1.
Arabian
2.
Arabic
In other languages
Arab
British English: Arab /ˈærəb/ ADJECTIVE
Arab means belonging or relating to Arabs or to their countries or customs.
On the surface, it appears little has changed in the Arab world.
American English: Arab
Arabic: عَرَبِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: árabe
Chinese: 阿拉伯的
Croatian: arapski
Czech: arabský
Danish: arabisk
Dutch: Arabisch
European Spanish: árabe
Finnish: arabialainen
French: arabe
German: arabisch
Greek: αραβικός
Italian: arabo
Japanese: アラビアの
Korean: 아랍의
Norwegian: arabisk
Polish: arabski
European Portuguese: árabe
Romanian: arab
Russian: арабский
Latin American Spanish: árabe
Swedish: arabisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับชาวอาหรับ
Turkish: Arap
Ukrainian: арабський
Vietnamese: thuộc Arab
British English: Arab /ˈærəb/ NOUN
Arabs are people who speak Arabic and who come from the Middle East and parts of North Africa.
American English: Arab
Arabic: عَرَبِيّ person
Brazilian Portuguese: árabe
Chinese: 阿拉伯人
Croatian: Arapin
Czech: Arab
Danish: araber
Dutch: Arabier
European Spanish: árabe
Finnish: arabi
French: Arabe
German: Araber
Greek: Άραβας
Italian: arabo
Japanese: アラビア人
Korean: 아랍 사람
Norwegian: araber
Polish: Arab
European Portuguese: árabe
Romanian: arab
Russian: араб
Latin American Spanish: árabe
Swedish: arab
Thai: ชาวอาหรับ
Turkish: Arap
Ukrainian: араб
Vietnamese: người Arab
Definition of 'Arab'
Chinese translation of 'Arab'
Arab
(ˈærəb)
adj
阿拉伯的 (Ālābó de)
n(c)
阿拉伯人 (Ālābórén) (个(個), gè)
All related terms of 'Arab'
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a flat rounded slightly leavened bread , originally from the Middle East, with a hollow inside like a pocket , which can be filled with food
Arab League
the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural , economic , military, political, and social cooperation
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
Arab street
public opinion in Arab nations
street Arab
a homeless child , esp one who survives by begging and stealing ; urchin
Shatt al Arab
a river in SE Iraq , formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers : flows southeast as part of the border between Iraq and Iran to the Persian Gulf . Length : 193 km (120 miles)
United Arab States
a federation (1958–61) between the United Arab Republic and Yemen
United Arab Emirates
a group of seven emirates in SW Asia, on the Persian Gulf : consists of Abu Dhabi, Dubai , Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras el Khaimah, and Fujairah; a former British protectorate ; became fully independent in 1971; consists mostly of flat desert , with mountains in the east; rich petroleum resources . Official language: Arabic . Official religion: Muslim . Currency: dirham . Capital: Abu Dhabi. Pop: 9 400 145 (2017 est). Area: 83 600 sq km (32 300 sq miles)
United Arab Republic
Egypt & Syria , united as a single nation (1958-61)
Yemen Arab Republic
a former republic in SW Arabia , on the Red Sea; now part of Yemen ; declared a republic in 1962; united with South Yemen in 1990
Arab Republic of Egypt
a republic in NE Africa, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea: its history dates back about 5000 years. Occupied by the British from 1882, it became an independent kingdom in 1922 and a republic in 1953. Over 96 per cent of the total area is desert , with the chief areas of habitation and cultivation in the Nile delta and valley . Cotton is the main export . Official language: Arabic . Official religion: Muslim ; Sunni majority . Currency: pound . Capital: Cairo . Pop: 97 553 151 (2017 est). Area: 997 739 sq km (385 229 sq miles)
Greek bread
a flat rounded slightly leavened bread , originally from the Middle East, with a hollow inside like a pocket , which can be filled with food
pita bread
a flat rounded slightly leavened bread , originally from the Middle East , with a hollow inside like a pocket , which can be filled with food
pitta bread
a flat rounded slightly leavened bread , originally from the Middle East , with a hollow inside like a pocket , which can be filled with food
Egypt
a republic in NE Africa, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea: its history dates back about 5000 years. Occupied by the British from 1882, it became an independent kingdom in 1922 and a republic in 1953. Over 96 per cent of the total area is desert , with the chief areas of habitation and cultivation in the Nile delta and valley . Cotton is the main export . Official language: Arabic . Official religion: Muslim ; Sunni majority . Currency: pound . Capital: Cairo . Pop: 97 553 151 (2017 est). Area: 997 739 sq km (385 229 sq miles)
non-
Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .
Pan-Arabism
the principle of, support for, or the movement towards Arab political union or cooperation