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

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The incident, which unfolded during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, comes as Muslims report a record-high number of anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the United States. Yash Roy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025 In an email, Northwestern spokesperson Jon Yates said the school began new, yearly mandatory training for students this year covering antisemitism as well as anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab discrimination. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 The Department of Justice did not respond to requests for comment on whether there were similar reviews over allegations of Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias, according to Reuters. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 Under the Biden administration, the Education Department investigated dozens of colleges and public school districts over complaints of antisemitism or anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination. Zach Montague, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025 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 29 Mar. 2025.

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