arabian peninsula
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1. a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | peninsula, |
| definition | : | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | muscat and oman, oman, sultanate of oman, |
| definition | : | a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia, |
| definition | : | an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | najd, nejd, |
| definition | : | a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | hedjaz, hejaz, hijaz, |
| definition | : | a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | united arab emirates, |
| definition | : | a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | republic of yemen, yemen, |
| definition | : | a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990 (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | asia, |
| definition | : | the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | arab, arabian, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | ameer, amir, emeer, emir, |
| definition | : | an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | arabian, |
| definition | : | relating to or associated with Arabia or its people (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | arabian, |
| definition | : | relating to or associated with Arabia or its people (adj.pert) |
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