Definitions for: Arab


[n] a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
[n] an Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Arabian, Arabian

See Also: Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Bahraini, Bahreini, Bedouin, Beduin, Katari, mount, Omani, Palestinian, Qatari, riding horse, saddle horse, Saracen, Saudi, Saudi Arabian, Semite, Yemeni

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