anti-Arab

adjective

an·​ti-Ar·​ab ˌan-tē-ˈa-rəb How to pronounce anti-Arab (audio)
-ˈer-əb,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to or hostile toward Arab people or culture
anti-Arab prejudice/discrimination

Examples of anti-Arab in a Sentence

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The University of California has resolved federal civil rights complaints from students who cited antisemitism and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination at U.C.L.A. and four other campuses following protests over the Israel-Hamas war, the Education Department announced Friday. Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024 On Jerusalem Day, which commemorates the taking of the Old City in the 1967 Six-Day War, thousands of religious nationalists traditionally march through Arab neighborhoods waving Israel’s flag, while chanting anti-Arab slogans. Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024 Video footage also showed Israeli fans chanting anti-Arab slogans on their way to the match. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Video showed Maccabi fans chanting anti-Arab slogans and pulling down Palestinian flags in the lead-up to the game. Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-Arab 

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Arab was in 1857

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“Anti-Arab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Arab. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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