Arab Definition
ărəb
noun
A member of a Semitic people inhabiting Arabia, whose language and Islamic religion spread widely throughout the Middle East and northern Africa from the seventh century.
American Heritage
A person born or living in Arabia.
Webster's New World
A member of an Arabic-speaking people.
American Heritage
A member of a Semitic people originating in Arabia but now widely scattered throughout surrounding lands.
Webster's New World
An Arabian horse.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Arabian.
Webster's New World
Arabic.
Webster's New World
Origin of Arab
French Arabe from Latin Arabs from Greek Araps Arab- from Arabic ‘arab
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Arabic عرب (ʿarab, “Arabs”) or عربي (ʿarabiy, “Arab, Arabic”, adjective).
From Wiktionary
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