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arabia

/əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
ara-bia
IPA
/əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Arabia, Ἀραβία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/
  • British English: /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/

Derived Forms

Afrabia Arabian Eurabia

Phrases

Arabia Felix Arabia Terra Eastern Arabia Federation of South Arabia Saudi Arabia

Frequently Paired Words

Arab Arabic

Rhymes With

sarabia labia swabia

Questions

How do you pronounce arabia?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/.
What does arabia mean?
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.
Where does arabia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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