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Araby
(Araby)
Pronunciation:
/ˈarəbi/
archaic term for
Arabia
.
Origin:
late Middle English
: from Old French
Arabie
, from Latin
Arabia
, from Greek
Nearby Words
Arabian Sea
Arabic
Arabic numeral
arabica
arabinose
arabis
Arabism
Arabize
arable
Araby
Aracajú
aracari
arachidonic acid
arachis oil
Arachne
arachnid
Arachnida
arachnoid
arachnophobia