Meanings
proper nounthe Arab Spring
- The pro-democracy movement spreading across North Africa and the Middle East from 2010 to 2012.
1 more example
Jonathan Hill, professor of international relations in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, points to ongoing social unrest among rural youths in Morocco as another key reason why the law was passed. He cites the 2011 Arab Spring as an indicator of where such behaviour might lead if left unchecked.
2018 October 26, Chris Fitch, “Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco”, in Geographical, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021
Translations
Afrikaans Arabiese Lente
- Arabiese Lentemovement
Arabic اَلرَّبِيع اَلْعَرَبِيّ, اَلثَّوْرَات اَلْعَرَبِيَّة
- اَلرَّبِيع اَلْعَرَبِيّ (ar-rabīʕ al-ʕarabiyy)movement
- اَلثَّوْرَات اَلْعَرَبِيَّة (aṯ-ṯawrāt al-ʕarabiyya)movement
Basque Arabiar Udaberria
- Arabiar Udaberriamovement
Bengali আরব বসন্ত
- আরব বসন্ত (arob bośonto)movement
Bulgarian Арабска пролет
- Арабска пролет (Arabska prolet)movement
Catalan Primavera Àrab
- Primavera Àrabmovement
Chinese Mandarin 阿拉伯之春
- 阿拉伯之春 (Ālābó zhī chūn)movement
Czech Arabské jaro
- Arabské jaromovement
Danish Arabiske Forår
- Arabiske Forårmovement
Dutch Arabische Lente
- Arabische Lentemovement
Esperanto Araba printempo
- Araba printempomovement
Finnish arabikevät
- arabikevätmovement
French Printemps arabe
- Printemps arabemovement
German Arabischer Frühling, Arabellion
- Arabischer Frühlingmovement
- Arabellionmovement
Greek Αραβική Άνοιξη
- Αραβική Άνοιξη (Aravikí Ánoixi)movement
Hebrew האביב הערבי
- האביב הערבי (ha-avív ha-araví)movement
Hindi अरब बसंत ऋतु
- अरब बसंत ऋतु (arab basant ŕtu)movement
Hungarian Arab tavasz
- Arab tavaszmovement
Icelandic Arabíska vorið
- Arabíska voriðmovement
Indonesian Musim Semi Arab
- Musim Semi Arabmovement
Irish an t-Earrach Arabach
- an t-Earrach Arabachmovement
Italian Primavera araba
- Primavera arabamovement
Japanese アラブの春
- アラブの春 (Arabu no haru)movement
Korean 아랍의 봄
- 아랍의 봄 (arabui bom)movement
Latin Ver Arabicum
- Ver Arabicummovement
Latvian Arābu pavasaris
- Arābu pavasarismovement
Lithuanian Arabų pavasaris
- Arabų pavasarismovement
Malay Musim Semi Arab
- Musim Semi Arabmovement
Norwegian Bokmål den arabiske våren
- den arabiske vårenmovement
Persian بهار عربی
- بهار عربی (bahâr-e 'arabi)movement
Polish Arabska wiosna
- Arabska wiosnamovement
Portuguese Primavera Árabe
- Primavera Árabemovement
Punjabi ਅਰਬ ਬਹਾਰ
- ਅਰਬ ਬਹਾਰ (arab bahār)movement
Romanian Primăvara arabă
- Primăvara arabămovement
Russian Ара́бская весна́
- Ара́бская весна́ (Arábskaja vesná)movement
Slovak Arabská jar
- Arabská jarmovement
Spanish Primavera Árabe
- Primavera Árabemovement
Swahili Vuguvugu la Uarabuni
- Vuguvugu la Uarabunimovement
Swedish arabiska våren
- arabiska vårenmovement
Tamil அரபு எழுச்சி
- அரபு எழுச்சி (arapu eḻucci)movement
Thai อาหรับสปริง
- อาหรับสปริง (aa-ràp sà-bpring)movement
Turkish Arap Baharı
- Arap Baharımovement
Ukrainian Ара́бська весна́
- Ара́бська весна́ (Arábsʹka vesná)movement
Urdu عرب بہار
- عرب بہار (arab bahhar)movement
Vietnamese Mùa xuân Ả Rập
- Mùa xuân Ả Rậpmovement
Welsh y Gwanwyn Arabaidd
- y Gwanwyn Arabaiddmovement
Cite this entry
APA
Arab Spring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arab%20Spring
MLA
“Arab Spring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arab%20Spring. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arab Spring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arab%20Spring.
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