Arab
1 of 2noun
Ar·ab ˈa-rəb 
ˈer-əb;
dialectal also ˈā-ˌrab
1
a
: a member of an Arabic-speaking people
b
: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula
2
: arabian horse
Arab adjective
Arab
2 of 2abbreviation
Arabian; Arabic
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Latin Arabus, Arabs, from Greek Arab-, Araps, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian Arabu, Aribi desert nomads, Arabic A'rāb Bedouins
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Phrases Containing Arab
Kids Definition
Arab
noun
Ar·ab ˈer-əb
: a person born or living in the Arabian Peninsula of southwestern Asia