arab

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
  2. noun a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अरब (arab).

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Synonyms

Arabian

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