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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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Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
The Saudi Arabian flag fluttered on the monitors and many members of the audience raised their phone flashlights and swung them back and forth in time with the music.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
Located in Diriyah, a heritage city neighboring the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, DAF was developed by the Saudi Museums Commission and is billed as a haven for the advancement of interdisciplinary creative practice at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Threat level: The study found extreme heat waves have become more common in about the past five years, particularly in parts of Asia, the Arabian peninsula, eastern Australia, Canada's far northern regions, northern Greenland and parts of Siberia.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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This luxury Arabian perfume carries notes of papaya and lemon, peach and rose, coconut and hibiscus.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
The Saudi Arabian flag fluttered on the monitors and many members of the audience raised their phone flashlights and swung them back and forth in time with the music.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
Located in Diriyah, a heritage city neighboring the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, DAF was developed by the Saudi Museums Commission and is billed as a haven for the advancement of interdisciplinary creative practice at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Threat level: The study found extreme heat waves have become more common in about the past five years, particularly in parts of Asia, the Arabian peninsula, eastern Australia, Canada's far northern regions, northern Greenland and parts of Siberia.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Arabian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arabian. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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