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: of, relating to, or characteristic of Arabia or the people of Arabia
Arabian music/art
Some people say the unicorn myth began long ago in the Arabian desert …—
Bet Hennefrund
Bet Hennefrund… bad paintings of Arabian street scenes …—Paul Karr et al.
Paul Karr et al.These days the British are better acquainted with Arab customs, Arabian history, and the Arabic language, and with Arabs themselves, whose language we have been borrowing for six centuries.—Philip Howard
Philip Howard… an exquisitely beautiful Arabian girl …—Maurice Richardson
Maurice RichardsonFor authenticity, even the jockeys would be garbed in Arabian-type costumes.—Carl Hiaasen
Carl HiaasenArabian food includes a lot of spiced lamb and rice …—Cleo Murphy
Cleo Murphy2
: of, relating to, involving, or being Arabian horses
… Thoroughbred, Morgan, and Arabian stallions …—Alexander Fuller
Alexander FullerAlthough dressage shows have been recognized by the American Horse Shows Association for only twenty years, they number just after hunter/jumper and Arabian competitions as the United States' third largest showing group.—Wendy Insinger
Wendy InsingerExamples of Arabian in a Sentence
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The most brutal violence occurred at the Magdeburg Christmas market in December when a Saudi Arabian man injured just under 300 people and killed six by ramming his car into a crowd of shoppers.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Saudi Arabian startups saw a 44% funding while investments in early-stage businesses in the UAE fell 8%.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Bayern Munich were one place above Ipswich in that table and Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad one place below them — a snapshot of the modern game if ever there was one.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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The big news this week of the UFC's parent company TKO joining forces with Saudi Arabian sports promoter Turki Alalshikh to create a new boxing league was music to the ears of Alex Pereira.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The most brutal violence occurred at the Magdeburg Christmas market in December when a Saudi Arabian man injured just under 300 people and killed six by ramming his car into a crowd of shoppers.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Saudi Arabian startups saw a 44% funding while investments in early-stage businesses in the UAE fell 8%.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Bayern Munich were one place above Ipswich in that table and Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad one place below them — a snapshot of the modern game if ever there was one.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Arabian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arabian. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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