ARABIAN


Meaning of ARABIAN in English

adj. & n.

adj. of or relating to Arabia (esp. with geographical reference) (the Arabian desert).

n. a native of Arabia. °Now less common than Arab in this sense. Arabian camel a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, native to the deserts of n. Africa and the Near East, with one hump: also called DROMEDARY.

[ ME f. OF arabi prob. f. Arab. ' arabi, or f. L Arabus, Arabius f. Gk Arabios ]

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