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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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Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and National Security Advisor Musaed al Alban were present for the start of the meeting but were expected to leave early in the talks.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
The house put on a slick, spectacular show under the Arabian stars and spared no expense.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The deal reunites Sony Pictures Classics with Al Mansour following the success of Wadjda, which was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film directed by a Saudi Arabian woman.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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The graphics sprang up across social media, some in the yellow and blue of Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr, others in the flamingo pink of MLS side Inter Miami.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and National Security Advisor Musaed al Alban were present for the start of the meeting but were expected to leave early in the talks.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
The house put on a slick, spectacular show under the Arabian stars and spared no expense.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The deal reunites Sony Pictures Classics with Al Mansour following the success of Wadjda, which was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film directed by a Saudi Arabian woman.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Arabian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arabian. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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