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Arabian Gulf

Arabian Gulf proper noun: synonym of Persian Gulf, the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.

Proper noun

the Arabian Gulf

  1. Synonym of Persian Gulf, the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
    • President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN.2025 May 7, Alayna Treene, “Trump planning to change how US refers to Persian Gulf”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    Persian Gulf
  2. (dated, obsolete) Synonym of Red Sea, the body of water between Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula.
    Synonyms:
    Red Sea

Synonyms of Arabian Gulf

Questions about Arabian Gulf

What does Arabian Gulf mean?
Arabian Gulf means synonym of Persian Gulf, the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
What part of speech is Arabian Gulf?
Arabian Gulf is a proper noun.

Words near Arabian Gulf in the dictionary

  1. Arabian coffee
  2. Arabian Desert
  3. Arabian goggles
  4. Arabian Greyhound
  5. Arabian Greyhounds
  6. Arabian Gulf
  7. Arabian gum
  8. Arabian horse
  9. Arabian horses
  10. Arabian Iraq
  11. Arabian jasmine

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