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ARAB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Arab" is a kind of...):
mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Arab" is a kind of...):
Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Arab"):
Bahraini; Bahreini (a native or inhabitant of Bahrain)
Palestinian; Palestinian Arab (a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine)
Omani (a native or inhabitant of Oman)
Katari; Qatari (a native or inhabitant of Qatar)
Saudi; Saudi Arabian (a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia)
Yemeni (a native or inhabitant of Yemen)
Bedouin; Beduin (a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs)
Saracen ((when used broadly) any Arab)
Holonyms ("Arab" is a member of...):
Arabia; Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)
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