Arafat

¹

[ ar-uh-fat, ahr-uh-faht ]

noun

1. Ya·sir [yah, -ser, -sir, yas, -er], 1929–2004, Palestinian leader: head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

ʿArafat

²

[ ahr-uh-fat, ar-uh-fat ]

noun

1. a hill 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia: site of Muslim pilgrimages.

Arafat

¹

/ ˈærəfæt /

noun

1. a hill in W Saudi Arabia, near Mecca: a sacred site of Islam, visited by pilgrims performing the hajj Also calledJabal ar Rahm

Arafat

²

noun

1. ArafatYasser19292004MPalestinianPOLITICS: statesman Yasser (ˈjæsə). 1929–2004, Palestinian leader; cofounder of Al Fatah (1956), leader from 1968 of the Palestine Liberation Organization, president of the Palestinian National Authority from 1996: signed a peace agreement with Israel (1993); Nobel peace prize 1994 with Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin

Example Sentences

The late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat had been a frequent patron, often spotted at its tables.

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Bangladeshi junior Information Minister Mohammad Ali Arafat responded that the government had no information regarding Unicef's death toll.

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Bangladeshi junior minister of information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat agreed the video of Mr Sayeed being shot appeared “unlawful”.

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In response to his allegations, Information Minister Mohammad Ali Arafat told the BBC the incident would be investigated but that he suspected "sabotage" - that someone was trying to discredit the police.

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The Bangladeshi information minister Mohammad Ali Arafat told the BBC that the employees still inside the building were "feeling very unsafe".

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