Arabian
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- adjective
- /əˈreɪ.bi.ən/
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árabe
- Pedro's Arabian horses wheeled, snorting, through moon-colored grass and ignited tendrils.
Examples
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Purebred, registered Arabian gelding, broke, kid gentle, $800 cheap.
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Forever etched in my memory is the picture of a pretty girl sitting on her gray Arabian mare, laughing at us.
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but three magnificent Arabian horses, the horses we needed.
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I stood an Arabian stallion for well over a decade and owned him until he died at 30.
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An Arabian thoroughbred called Maktoum.
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Last week I finally bought Mr Henderson's chestnut Arabian stallion.
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I bought Laura postcards of horses: sleek stallions, Arabian mares, Stevie Cauthen riding Secretariat, a photo finish at the Belmont Stakes.
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The endurance of the Arabian horse makes it a favorite among long-distance riders.
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She admired the beauty of the Arabian stallions as they pranced in the show ring.
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The Arabian breed is renowned for its distinctive head shape and high tail carriage.
Compounds
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A large peninsula in Southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf with big deserts and much oil
- Literature
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A famous set of old stories from the Middle East and South Asia called One Thousand and One Nights
An evergreen vine with many small white fragrant flowers used for garlands and tea
- Literature
A collection of old Arabic stories called The Thousand and One Nights
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Arabian for the horse breed comes from the place name Arabia, which means 'land of the Arabs', where people living in the desert long ago bred small, strong horses for long travel. So, Arabian horses are named after that region and are known for their stamina and elegance.