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Arab

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A native of Arabia, or a member of the Arabic race (now widely spread in Asia and Africa, and formerly in southern Europe); an Arabian, whether a civilized inhabitant of a city or a dweller in the desert, commonly known as a Bedawi (see Bedouin) or nomadic Ishmaelite.
  • noun. A neglected outcast of the streets, particularly an outcast boy or girl, often styled a street Arab, in allusion to the wandering Arabs.
  • Of or pertaining to the Arabs or to Arabia; Arabic; Arabian: as, an Arab steed.
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  • noun. 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
  • noun. a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
  • Word Usage
    "Especially Lt. Dan Choi, he is bilingual in arab and would be a great asset."
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