Arab-Israeli War Six-Day War Six Day War | tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June , Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East |
Arab-Israeli War Yom Kippur War | Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October (on Yom Kippur), Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt |
Arabian Arab | a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia |
irregular second | merchandise that has imperfections, usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name |
Fatah Revolutionary Council Fatah-RC Abu Nidal Organization ANO Arab Revolutionary Brigades Black September Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims | a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in , has conducted terrorist attacks incountries, in the s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group |
Arab League | an international organization of independent Arab states formed in to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation |
fedayeen | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel |
Fedayeen Saddam Saddam's Martyrs | a feared paramilitary unit formed in by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents |
Berbers Arab-Berbers | an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa |
Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt United Arab Republic | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until , site of an ancient civilization that flourished from toBC |
Libya Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean, consists almost entirely of desert, a major exporter of petroleum |
Syria Syrian Arab Republic | an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean, site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization |
United Arab Emirates | a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in , rich in oil reserves |
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates's capital | a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates |
Palestinian Palestinian Arab | a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine |
Arab Arabian | a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa |
guerrilla guerilla irregular insurgent | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment |
sheik tribal sheik sheikh tribal sheikh Arab chief | the leader of an Arab village or family |
street arab gamin throwaway | (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets |
United Arab Emirate monetary unit | monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirate dirham dirham | the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates, equal to , fils |
irregular unpredictable | not occurring at expected times |
irregular maverick unorthodox | independent in behavior or thought, she led a somewhat irregular private life, maverick politicians |
irregular | (of a surface or shape), not level or flat or symmetrical, walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface |
irregular temporary | lacking continuity or regularity, an irregular worker, employed on a temporary basis |
atypical irregular | deviating from normal expectations, somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal, these days large families are atypical, atypical clinical findings, atypical pneumonia, highly irregular behavior |
irregular | falling below the manufacturer's standard, irregular jeans |
irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice, irregular hiring practices |
irregular | (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured, volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement |
irregular | (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces, irregular troops, irregular warfare |
irregularly on an irregular basis | in an irregular manner, her letters arrived irregularly |