Arabian
[ə'reɪbɪən] or [ə'rebiən]
Definition
(noun.) a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia.
(adj.) of or relating to Arabian horses .
(adj.) relating to or associated with Arabia or its people; 'Arabian Nights'; 'Arabian Sea' .
Edited by Christine--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
(n.) A native of Arabia; an Arab.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Arabic.
n. Arab, Saracen.
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Examples
- I was like the Arabian who had been buried with the dead, and found a passage to life aided only by one glimmering, and seemingly ineffectual light. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The Semitic nomads of the Arabian desert seem also to have had a heliolithic stage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A railway here in Asia--in the dreamy realm of the Orient--in the fabled land of the Arabian Nights--is a strange thing to think of. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His revenue is, in the one case, profit, in the other intereSt. The revenue of a Tartar or Arabian chief consists in profit. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The gentle words of Agatha, and the animated smiles of the charming Arabian, were not for me. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Tangier is a foreign land if ever there was one, and the true spirit of it can never be found in any book save The Arabian Nights. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The learned Dominican Albertus Magnus (1193-1280) was a careful student of Aristotle as well as of his Arabian commentators. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- There were also great Arabian accessions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I took a book--some Arabian tales; I sat down and endeavoured to read. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- If thou be changed into this shape by the will of God, say the seers to the enchanted, in the wise Arabian stories, then remain so! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- We'll make some regular Arabian Nights of it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Unlike the Genii in the Arabian Nights, I could not go back to my jar after once being released therefrom. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The authority of an Arabian scherif is very great; that of a Tartar khan altogether despotical. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- As night came on, Agatha and the Arabian retired early. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The arrival of the Arabian now infused new life into his soul. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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