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a
: a member of an Arabic-speaking people
b
: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula
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Arab
adjective
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Karla Cripps, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
In June 2020, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the U.S., Yousef Al Otaiba, took the unprecedented step of publishing a Hebrew-language op-ed warning Israel not to go forward with asserting any additional sovereignty.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Image Image Gaza pushed some Muslim and Arab Americans away from Democrats.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The sanctions target entities and individuals in China, India and the United Arab Emirates, as well as several vessels.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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And now, a new project by Therme Group, a global developer of wellbeing resorts, promises to transform the skyline of the United Arab Emirates’ biggest city even further.
—Karla Cripps, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
In June 2020, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the U.S., Yousef Al Otaiba, took the unprecedented step of publishing a Hebrew-language op-ed warning Israel not to go forward with asserting any additional sovereignty.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Image Image Gaza pushed some Muslim and Arab Americans away from Democrats.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The sanctions target entities and individuals in China, India and the United Arab Emirates, as well as several vessels.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Arab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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