Arabian
- noun
- /əˈreɪbiən/
- At the conference, a group of Saudi Arabians shared their perspectives on renewable energy initiatives.
- a Saudi Arabian
We're saying when that kind of shit happens, it has often been Iranians or Saudi Arabians, that's there is just a battle going on.
- We're saying when that kind of shit happens, it has often been Iranians or Saudi Arabians, that's there is just a battle going on.
Examples
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The Saudi Arabians have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional music and dance.
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Here, the article did cite the Syrians and Armenians as examples of peoples eligible for naturalization "chiefly because of their European contacts" and added that, by the same logic, "the Arabians would seem the most likely candidates" for citizenship.
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I think it was a surprise for everyone to see Saudi Arabian within Argentina.
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The Battle of Dukar had lasted for two full days and it became known throughout the whole Arabian Peninsula.
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Saudi Arabians managed to do what Americans never succeeded at: a country without alcohol.
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We're going to eat this pizza cake with the crew as well as some of Octavio's Saudi Arabian candies.
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The project is being overseen and financed by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, which the Crown Prince also chairs.
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Faisal alone, of all Arabian potentates, has any idea of the practical difficulties of running a civilized government on Arab lines.
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Prior to the Arab Spring, Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, and Kuwaiti political leaders were excluded from the dangerous Other because they were U.S. allies (Karim, 2006).
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Many Saudi Arabians gathered to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr in the capital city.
Synonyms
A person from the Middle East or North Africa who speaks Arabic
Compounds
A large peninsula in Southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf with big deserts and much oil
- Literature
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 meaning a person comes from the name Arab, which originally meant someone from Arabia or who speaks Arabic. So, an Arabian is a person from that region or someone who shares its language and culture.