HyperDic: arabian_peninsula

English > 1 sense of the expression Arabian Peninsula:
NOUNlocationArabian Peninsula, Arabiaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
English > Arabian Peninsula: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources.
SynonymArabia
Instance ofpeninsulaA large mass of land projecting into a body of water
MembersArab, ArabianA member of a Semitic people originally / originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
Part ofAsiaThe largest continent with 60% of the earth's population
PartsArabian Desert, Great Arabian DesertA desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
Hejaz, Hedjaz, HijazA coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea
Nejd, NajdA central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula
Oman, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat and OmanA strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula
Qatar, Qatar Peninsula, Katar, Katar PeninsulaA peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAn absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia
United Arab EmiratesA federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula
Yemen, Republic of YemenA republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean
Region ofemir, amir, emeer, ameerAn independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
SpanishArabia, Península Arábica, Península Arábiga, Península de Arabia
CatalanAràbia, Península Aràbiga

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