Arab
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈærəb/
:
caballo árabe
- The Arabian horse, known as the Arab, is famous for its endurance and elegance.
Examples
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Many riders prefer an Arab for its intelligence and responsive nature in competitions.
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Later, after we'd lived in New Mexico for a while, we decided to raise quarter horses, then Arabs.
Fiction book (1998) -
There was something of the quarter horse docility about them, something of the Arab's quickness and grace.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the equestrian show, the Arab dazzled the audience with its agility and beauty.
Synonyms
Compounds
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3.1
A country in the Middle East made of seven small states on the Arabian Peninsula
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3.8
An organization of Arab countries that helps them work together on politics, trade, culture, and social issues
A country in the northeast of Africa known for ancient sites like the Pyramids of Giza
A Palestinian armed group formed in 1974 that carried out attacks in other countries
Countries in southwest Asia with mainly Arab people that border the Persian Gulf
A country that some countries accept as the government of Western Sahara
A partly recognized country in northwest Africa that claims the region of Western Sahara
A partially recognized country in western North Africa that claims Western Sahara
The official name of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi from 1977 to 2011
- Literature
A country formed by Egypt and Syria in 1958 that Egypt used as its name until 1971
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arab (the horse) gets its name from Arabia, the part of the Middle East where the breed began, and it originally meant 'from Arabia'. These horses were bred to live in the desert and to run long distances, so today an Arab is known as a fast, strong riding horse with great endurance.