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ARAB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia

Synonyms:

Arab; Arabian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Arab" is a kind of...):

mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

Synonyms:

Arab; Arabian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Arab" is a kind of...):

Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Arab"):

Bahraini; Bahreini (a native or inhabitant of Bahrain)

Palestinian; Palestinian Arab (a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine)

Omani (a native or inhabitant of Oman)

Katari; Qatari (a native or inhabitant of Qatar)

Saudi; Saudi Arabian (a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia)

Yemeni (a native or inhabitant of Yemen)

Bedouin; Beduin (a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs)

Saracen ((when used broadly) any Arab)

Holonyms ("Arab" is a member of...):

Arabia; Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)

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