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| Arab |
a member of the Semitic people that originated in Arabia and now forms the dominant population in that and other Middle Eastern countries. [2/4 definitions] |
| Arabian |
of, pertaining to, originating in, or characteristic of Arabia or its desert climate. [2/4 definitions] |
| Arabian Peninsula |
a peninsula in western Asia that lies between the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the northeast. The Indian Ocean borders the Arabian Peninsula on the southeast. Countries located on the peninsula include Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. |
| Arabic |
of, pertaining to, or originating in or among Arabia or Arabs; Arab; Arabian. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bahrain |
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. [1/2 definitions] |
| halalah |
the smallest monetary unit of Saudi Arabia. (Cf. riyal, qurush.) |
| Jordan |
a Middle Eastern country between Syria and Saudi Arabia; Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mecca |
the religious capital of Saudi Arabia and the Muslim world. [1/2 definitions] |
| Medina |
a city in western Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam because Muhammad is buried there. |
| myrrh |
a sweet-smelling gum exuded by several related trees and shrubs native to India, Arabia, and East Africa, and used in perfume and incense. |
| North Yemen |
formerly, a country at the southwestern tip of Arabia on the Red Sea, now part of Yemen, as a result of uniting with South Yemen in 1990. |
| Oman |
a country on the Indian Ocean northeast of Yemen and west of Saudi Arabia. |
| Qatar |
a Middle Eastern country in eastern Arabia on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. |
| qurush |
an intermediate monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equaling five halalah. (Cf. riyal.) |
| Red Sea |
an extension of the Indian Ocean northwest between Arabia and Africa. |
| Riyadh |
the capital of Saudi Arabia. |
| riyal |
the chief monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equaling twenty qurush and one hundred halalah. [1/3 definitions] |
| Saudi |
of or pertaining to Saudi Arabia or its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| Southern Yemen |
formerly, a country at the southern edge of Arabia on the Arabian Sea, now part of Yemen. |
| The Arabian Nights |
an ancient collection of bawdy, supernatural, and adventurous folk tales from Persia, India, and Arabia. |
| Wahhabi |
a member of a Muslim sect, founded in the eighteenth century and now found mainly in Saudi Arabia, that believes in strict adherence to the Koran. |
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