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- noun Plural form of
Arabian .
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Examples
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The game of chess received by the Arabians from the Persians was differently regarded by the various sects, some practising, others disapproving it.
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So Dareios the son of Hystaspes had been declared king; and in Asia all except the Arabians were his subjects, having been subdued by Cyrus and again afterwards by Cambyses.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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The Arabians are a very proud, high-spirited nation; and this may be said even of those who inhabit the towns, however corrupted the true Bedouin character may be among this degenerate race.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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Now I ain't gainsayin 'that the Arabians are the handsomest hosses I ever seen.
Riders of the Purple Sage Zane Grey 1905
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So when Herod found that the Arabians were his enemies, he turned back to Egypt.
The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896
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My authority tells me, that at the period of Mahumud's commencing his mission, the Arabians were a most abandoned and dissolute people, guilty of every excess that can debase the character of man: drunkards, profligate, and overbearing barbarians, both in principle and action.
Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885
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Ishmaelite tribes, and hence the rabbins call the Arabians universally by this name.
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So Dareios the son of Hystaspes had been declared king; and in Asia all except the Arabians were his subjects, having been subdued by
The history of Herodotus — Volume 1 480? BC-420? BC Herodotus 1883
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Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country -- that is, the Arabians, Chaldeans, and Persians (Ge 25: 6). all the wisdom of Egypt -- Egypt was renowned as the seat of learning and sciences, and the existing monuments, which so clearly describe the ancient state of society and the arts, show the high culture of the
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But, on the other hand, the Arabians are our masters in the art of producing and sustaining this kind of fiction.
Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853
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