Anglo-Arabian

noun

An·​glo-Ara·​bi·​an ¦aŋ-glō-ə-¦rā-bē-ən 

: anglo-arab

There are 9,100 Anglo-Arabians registered in North America.

—Christine Davis, Palm Beach (Florida) Post, 1 Aug. 2001

… an Anglo-Arabian stallion that is half Arabian and half thoroughbred.

—Ann Wallace, Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 30 Mar. 2004

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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