arabian

/əɹˈeɪbiən/

/əˈɹeɪbiən/

[noun] [adjective]

Arabian

[NOUN]

a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia

synonyms : Arab

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

synonyms : Arab

arabian

[ADJECTIVE]

of or relating to Arabian horses

relating to or associated with Arabia or its people

Examples

1. The Arabian plate branches out to the north.

2. The Arabian cobra is a major cause of death in the Arabian Peninsula.

3. The Saudi Arabian government supported two hardline Sunni Islamist groups.

4. In the early 1900s, the Arabian peninsula was a patchwork of tribes under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

Nearby words

arab republic of egypt