English > Arabian Peninsula: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources. |
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| Synonym | Arabia |
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| Instance of | peninsula | A large mass of land projecting into a body of water |
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| Members | Arab, Arabian | A 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 |
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| Part of | Asia | The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population |
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| Parts | Arabian Desert, Great Arabian Desert | A desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia |
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| Hejaz, Hedjaz, Hijaz | A coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea |
| Nejd, Najd | A central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula |
| Oman, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat and Oman | A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula |
| Qatar, Qatar Peninsula, Katar, Katar Peninsula | A peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf |
| Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | An absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia |
| United Arab Emirates | A federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula |
| Yemen, Republic of Yemen | A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean |
| Region of | emir, amir, emeer, ameer | An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) |
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| Spanish | Arabia, Península Arábica, Península Arábiga, Península de Arabia |
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| Catalan | Aràbia, Península Aràbiga |
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