1
a
: a member of an Arabic-speaking people
b
: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula
2
Arab
adjective
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Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
While metal icons Metallica are currently gearing up to embark upon the home stretch of their 2025 touring plans with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, the group have announced a special one-off show in New York later this month.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Sanders' meeting with Netanyahu came as part of her larger tour of Israel and the United Arab Emirates this week on a her fifth international trade mission since becoming governor in January 2023.
—Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025
Trump won over Arab Americans in Michigan last November, largely cementing his victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris by flipping the city of Dearborn, which has the proportionally largest Muslim population in the United States, for the first time in over two decades.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
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In April the United Arab Emirates offered to invest $1.4 trillion into the U.S., up from about $70 billion today.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
While metal icons Metallica are currently gearing up to embark upon the home stretch of their 2025 touring plans with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, the group have announced a special one-off show in New York later this month.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Sanders' meeting with Netanyahu came as part of her larger tour of Israel and the United Arab Emirates this week on a her fifth international trade mission since becoming governor in January 2023.
—Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025
Trump won over Arab Americans in Michigan last November, largely cementing his victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris by flipping the city of Dearborn, which has the proportionally largest Muslim population in the United States, for the first time in over two decades.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Arab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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