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Arabia

proper noun

  1. A region comprising the Arabian peninsula and the Levant/Mashriq
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/ / /əˈɹɛjbɪjə/ / /əˈɹæɪ.bi.ə/

name

Etymology: From Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

  1. A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
  2. The region of West Asia within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates.