/ əˈbeɪjə; NAmE əˈbaɪjə/ noun
a full-length piece of clothing worn over other clothes by Arab men or women
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Arabic 'abāya .
/ əˈbeɪjə; NAmE əˈbaɪjə/ noun
a full-length piece of clothing worn over other clothes by Arab men or women
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Arabic 'abāya .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005