Arab - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Arab :  (noun)
1: 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 [syn: Arab, Arabian]
2: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia [syn: Arabian, Arab]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Arab : \Ar"ab\ (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi, arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. ?.] One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.

Street Arab, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl. --Tylor.

The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are shivering in damp doorways. --Lond. Sat. Rev.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Arab, AL (city, FIPS 2116) Location: 34.32964 N, 86.50013 W Population (1990): 6321 (2745 housing units) Area: 33.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35016 Arab, MO Zip code(s): 63733

Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:

Arab :  ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.



Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:

Arab, multiplying; sowing sedition; a window; a locust



Based on Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [Bible_Dictionary]:

Example Usage of Arab

ttrisaaa: @Audyyyn owwwww kaya pacar lo ya yang orang Arab? wakakaka
heathert8: Lmao just helped the Arab guy at the store text lol. I taught him t9 hahah
chelsoooooooy: @desithoongs kan dia emang Arab nyasar, mana anak bekasi kelas 3 sma pula . lagi pilek, kau ?
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