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Empty Quarter

Empty Quarter proper noun: a desert encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.

Proper noun

the Empty Quarter

  1. A desert encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.

Origin of Empty Quarter

Calque of Arabic الربع الخالي

Questions about Empty Quarter

What does Empty Quarter mean?
Empty Quarter means a desert encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.
What part of speech is Empty Quarter?
Empty Quarter is a proper noun.

Words near Empty Quarter in the dictionary

  1. empty pages
  2. empty phrase
  3. empty phrases
  4. empty product
  5. empty products
  6. Empty Quarter
  7. Empty Quiver
  8. empty sella syndrome
  9. empty set
  10. empty sets
  11. empty sheet

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