- Arabian
- Arabian A*ra"bi*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
[1913 Webster]
{Arabian bird}, the phenix. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Arabian
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