Arab, Arabian, Arabic Definition

1. A member of a Semitic people living in the Middle East and N Africa.
2. A breed of horse that is famous for its intelligence, grace and speed.

○ Arab generally refers to people and to political entities, as in the Arabs, an Arab, Arab countries, leaders, nations, neighbours, oil imports, pride.

○ Arabian has geographical and cultural reference, as in Arabian desert, onyx, peninsula, and also occurs as part of Saudi Arabian.

○ Arabic refers as a noun and adjective principally to language.