1
a
: a member of an Arabic-speaking people
b
: a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula
2
Arab
adjective
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The deal comes one day after another company controlled by the Dolan family, Sphere Entertainment, announced an agreement with DCT Abu Dhabi for the United Arab Emirates capital to be the home of the second Sphere.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The Netherlands, France, the European Union, Kenya, Chad, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Israel, the International Committee for the Red Cross, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan were all targeted.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
They will be deployed with a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery; a $1 billion weapon sent to hotspots including South Korea, Guam and the United Arab Emirates to blunt the ballistic missile threat posed by America's adversaries.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Ali Abbasi’s film, which follows Trump’s rise to fame and his time learning from influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (played by Jeremy Strong), was scheduled to debut in United Arab Emirates cinemas on Oct. 16.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
The deal comes one day after another company controlled by the Dolan family, Sphere Entertainment, announced an agreement with DCT Abu Dhabi for the United Arab Emirates capital to be the home of the second Sphere.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The Netherlands, France, the European Union, Kenya, Chad, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Israel, the International Committee for the Red Cross, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan were all targeted.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
They will be deployed with a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery; a $1 billion weapon sent to hotspots including South Korea, Guam and the United Arab Emirates to blunt the ballistic missile threat posed by America's adversaries.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Arab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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