Arabian Desert

[ uh-rey-bee-uhn dez-ert ]

noun

1. Also called East·ern Des·ert [ee, -stern , dez, -ert]. a desert in Egypt between the Nile valley and the Red Sea. About 80,000 sq. mi.(207,000 sq. km).
2. a vast wilderness, the world's fourth largest desert, occupying most of Arabia. About 900,000 sq. mi. (2,330,000 sq. km).

Arabian Desert

noun

1. a desert in E Egypt, between the Nile, the Gulf of Suez, and the Red Sea: mountainous parts rise over 1800 m (6000 ft). Area: about 220 000 sq km (85 000 sq miles)
2. a desert, mainly in Saudi Arabia, forming the desert area of the Arabian Peninsula, esp in the north. Area: about 2 330 000 sq km (900 000 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arabian Desert¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

But there are lots of spoilers in the Arabian desert who will try to undo the deal.

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It would remind one of the passage of Napoleon across the Arabian desert, so graphically described by historians.

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But we cannot fail to be struck from the outset with the genius shown in the choice of a life set in the Arabian desert.

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One can be as parched on a road in the Sussex hop country as in the Arabian desert.

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The story that follows tells how Forder made his pioneer journey into the Arabian desert.

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Denon tells us that, in crossing the Arabian Desert, a single feed of beans is all their food for a day.

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