Arabe — meaning in English

English meaning

• Arab noun A member of an ethnic group native to the Arabian Peninsula and the wider Arabic-speaking world.
• Arabic name A major Semitic language spoken across the Middle East and North Africa, with many regional dialects and a shared formal written form.

Senses

Arabe is used for these senses in English:

• Arab Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.
• Arab A Semitic person, whose forebears were from the Arabian Peninsula.
• Arab An Arabian horse.
• Arabic Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).
• Paki shop (UK, Ireland, offensive, _, slang, derogatory) A corner shop run by a Pakistani or any other person of South-West Asian and South-Asian descent. Hence also any corner shop.

Arab — full definition

1. noun A member of an ethnic group native to the Arabian Peninsula and the wider Arabic-speaking world.
2. adj Relating to Arabs or the Arab world.
3. noun A breed of horse originally from the Arabian Peninsula, known for speed and endurance.

Arabic — full definition

1. name A major Semitic language spoken across the Middle East and North Africa, with many regional dialects and a shared formal written form.
2. adj Relating to the Arabic language or its script; also used for the standard "0-9" digit system (Arabic numerals), which actually reached Europe via Arab scholars rather than being invented by them.

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