n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' r ā -b ē - ə
Variant: or Arabian Peninsula
Function: geographical name
peninsula SW Asia ab 1200 mi (1930 km ) long & 1300 mi (2090 km ) wide including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, & Persian Gulf States; in early times divided into Arabia Pe · traea \ p ə - ' tr ē - ə \ “ Rocky Arabia ” (the NW part), Arabia De · ser · ta \ di- ' z ə r-t ə \ “ Desert Arabia ” (the N part), & Arabia Fe · lix \ ' f ē -liks \ “ Fertile Arabia ” (the main part)