Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Arab"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Arab
ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now
Er-Rabiyeh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arab \Ar"ab\ (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a
desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote
the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi,
arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. ?.]
One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in
Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
{Street Arab}, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city,
particularly and outcast boy or girl. --Tylor.
The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are
shivering in damp doorways. --Lond. Sat.
Rev.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Arab
n 1: an Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North
Africa [syn: {Arab}, {Arabian}]
2: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to
Arabia [syn: {Arabian}, {Arab}]
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