how to pronounce arab

/ˈæɹ.əb/

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arab is pronounced in two syllables

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æɹəb

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An example use of arab in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to the gulf states the arab states of …”

meanings of arab

noun:

  1. A member of an Arabic-speaking community.
  2. A particular breed of horse.
  3. A street Arab.
  4. An inhabitant of Arabia or the Arab world.
  5. A Semitic person, whose forebears were from Arabia.

adjective:

  1. Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

arab frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word arab occurs in english on average 26.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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