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One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
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people who speak Arabic and believe in the existence of an Arab nation, e.g. Palestinians, Syrians, Jordanians
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a person whose language is Arzb ic, who lives in an Arzb ic speaking country, who is in sympathy with theaspirations of the Aab ic speaking peoples
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Refers to people who reported any type of Arab ancestry, including those who reported a specific group such as "Lebanese", "Syrian", or "Palestinian", and those who identified with a more broad group such as "Arab", "Arabic", or "Middle Eastern". Related term: Ancestry
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A person whose ethnic or national background is from an Arab country. Approximately 15 percent of Muslims in the world are Arabs.
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any Muslim, especially the radical non-Arab states: Iran, Pakistan, the Sekizi Memleket. Hadid as-Sulaf-- a Southern author who thought all existing systems so corrupt that it was an act of mercy to work for their destruction.
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and Islamic -- The terms aren't interchangeable. Many Arabs, particularly in the U.S., are Christian, and a number of Muslim states (including Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan) are not Arab.
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The name given to various unrelated sub-tribes in south and east Iran as well as Afghanistan and Central Asia, descendents of ancient Arab invaders who brought Islam to Central Asia and beyond.
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