1
a
: a member of an Arabic-speaking people
b
: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula
2
Arab
adjective
Examples of Arab in a Sentence
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NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reportedly also suspending operations.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Construction will be carried out at either the Gdansk shipyard in Poland or the new Ras Al Khaimah facility in the United Arab Emirates.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
President Biden met with a small group of Muslims at the White House on Wednesday — a conversation that became another sign of how contentious his relationship with Arab Americans and Muslims has become because of the war in Gaza.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
This year, Biden and Trump have taken steps to win over their skeptics and each others, too -- with Biden making appeals to Haley's supporters and the Trump campaign reaching out to Muslim and Arab Americans in battlegrounds like Michigan and Pennsylvania.
—Adam Carlson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
And in Tunisia, once the only democratic success story of the Arab Spring rebellions, the president is steering the state toward increasing autocracy.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Numerous European and African nations sponsored the resolution, as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Israel, Turkey, South Korea, Singapore, Peru, and the United Arab Emirates, to name a few.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Famine is 'imminent' in northern Gaza, with many facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger: Report
Priority for evacuations to the United Arab Emirates has been given to kids and adult cancer patients.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
The supporters’ letter to the council president included the names of 140 countries that have recognized a Palestinian state, including members of the 22-nation Arab Group at the United Nations, the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the 120-member Nonaligned Movement.
—NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reportedly also suspending operations.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
Construction will be carried out at either the Gdansk shipyard in Poland or the new Ras Al Khaimah facility in the United Arab Emirates.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
President Biden met with a small group of Muslims at the White House on Wednesday — a conversation that became another sign of how contentious his relationship with Arab Americans and Muslims has become because of the war in Gaza.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
This year, Biden and Trump have taken steps to win over their skeptics and each others, too -- with Biden making appeals to Haley's supporters and the Trump campaign reaching out to Muslim and Arab Americans in battlegrounds like Michigan and Pennsylvania.
—Adam Carlson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
And in Tunisia, once the only democratic success story of the Arab Spring rebellions, the president is steering the state toward increasing autocracy.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Numerous European and African nations sponsored the resolution, as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Israel, Turkey, South Korea, Singapore, Peru, and the United Arab Emirates, to name a few.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Famine is 'imminent' in northern Gaza, with many facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger: Report
Priority for evacuations to the United Arab Emirates has been given to kids and adult cancer patients.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Arab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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