English Explanatory Dictionary

Arabia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
  2. The region of West Asia within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates.

Pronunciation

/əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Arabia.wav

Word forms

Arabia

Etymology

From Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Related words

Arab Arabic

Derived words

Arabian Arabia Felix Arabia Terra Eastern Arabia Federation of South Arabia Saudi Arabia
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