Arabia

English

/əˈɹeɪbiə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
  • broader sense The region within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Arabia derived from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἀραβία

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