Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
- broader senseThe 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈραβία
- LatinArabia
- EnglishArabia
From Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Arabië
- Arabiëa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Ancient Greek Ἀραβία
- Ἀραβία (Arabía)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Arabic شِبْهُ اَلْجَزِيرَةِ اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ
- شِبْهُ اَلْجَزِيرَةِ اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ (šibhu l-jazīrati l-ʕarabiyyatu)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Basque Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Bengali আরব
- আরব (arob)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Bulgarian Ара́бия
- Ара́бия (Arábija)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Catalan Aràbia
- Aràbiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Chinese Mandarin 阿拉伯, 阿拉伯半島 /阿拉伯半岛
- 阿拉伯 (Ālābó)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- 阿拉伯半島 /阿拉伯半岛 (Ālābó bàndǎo)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Czech Arábie
- Arábiea peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Danish Arabien, Arabiske Halvø
- Arabiena peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Arabiske Halvøa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Dutch Arabië
- Arabiëa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Esperanto Arabujo, Arabio
- Arabujoa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Arabioa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Estonian Araabia
- Araabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Finnish Arabia, Arabian niemimaa
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Arabian niemimaaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
French Arabie
- Arabiea peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
German Arabien
- Arabiena peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Greek Αραβία
- Αραβία (Aravía)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Hebrew עֲרָב
- עֲרָב (arav)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Hindi अरेबिया, अरबी प्रायद्वीप
- अरेबिया (arebiyā)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- अरबी प्रायद्वीप (arbī prāyadvīp)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- अरबिस्तान (arbistān)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- अरब (arab)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Hungarian Arábia
- Arábiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Icelandic Arabía
- Arabíaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Indonesian Arab, Jazirah Arab
- Araba peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Jazirah Araba peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Jaziraha peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Irish An Araib
- An Araiba peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Italian Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Japanese アラビア, 亜剌比亜
- アラビアa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- 亜剌比亜a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Korean 아라비아
- 아라비아a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Latin Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Latvian Arābija
- Arābijaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Lithuanian Arabija
- Arabijaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Malay Arab, Tanah Arab
- Araba peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Tanah Araba peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Norwegian Bokmål Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Persian عربستان
- عربستان ('arabestân)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Polish Półwysep Arabski, Arabia
- Półwysep Arabskia peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Arabiaregion
Portuguese Arábia
- Arábiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Punjabi ਅਰਬ
- ਅਰਬ (arab)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Romanian Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Russian Ара́вия, Арави́йский полуо́стров
- Ара́вия (Arávija)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Арави́йский полуо́стров (Aravíjskij poluóstrov)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Scottish Gaelic Aràibia
- Aràibiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Slovak Arábia
- Arábiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Spanish Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Swahili Uarabuni
- Uarabunia peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Swedish Arabien
- Arabiena peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Tagalog Arabya
- Arabyaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Thai คาบสมุทรอาหรับ
- คาบสมุทรอาหรับ (kâap-sà-mùt-aa-ràp)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Turkish Arabistan
- Arabistana peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Ukrainian Ара́вія, Ара́бія
- Ара́вія (Arávija)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
- Ара́бія (Arábija)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Urdu عربستان
- عربستان ('arbistān)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Vietnamese Bán đảo Ả Rập
- Bán đảo Ả Rậpa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Welsh Arabia
- Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Yiddish אַראַביע
- אַראַביע (arabye)a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Arabia
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Cite this entry
APA
Arabia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabia
MLA
“Arabia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arabia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabia.
Source: Arabia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.