Arab spring
a series of uprisings in Arab countries, beginning in Tunisia in December 2010, in which protesters challenged the existing authoritarian regimes.
Contemporary Examples
But from Burma to the Arab Spring, Lagarde said she believes individuals help drive change and progress.
Christine Lagarde at Davos: Europe Must ‘Guard Against Relapse in 2013’ Daniel Gross January 23, 2013
Read Also:
- Arab street
noun the Arab street (informal) public opinion in the Arab world Contemporary Examples Both American opinion and the arab street are unified in their opposition to U.S. involvement. Obama’s Syrian “Red Line” Could Return Us To The Mistakes of Iraq Lloyd Green May 4, 2013
- Arab-israeli conflict
arab-israeli conflict A conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs in the Middle East. The United Nations established Israel, a nation under control of Jews, in Palestine in the late 1940s, in territory inhabited by Palestinian Arabs. Israel was placed in the midst of four Arab nations — Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt — and […]
- Arabah
arabah plain, in the Revised Version of 2 Kings 14:25; Josh. 3:16; 8:14; 2 Sam. 2:29; 4:7 (in all these passages the A.V. has “plain”); Amos 6:14 (A.V. “wilderness”). This word is found in the Authorized Version only in Josh. 18:18. It denotes the hollow depression through which the Jordan flows from the Lake of […]
- Araban
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis. Historical Examples The pentosans, araban and xylan, occur normally in the stems and outer seed coats of many common plants. The Chemistry of Plant Life Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
- Arabel
a female given name. Contemporary Examples To keep this network up and running, the Abwehr paid Garcia, whom they code-named “Arabel,” the then-vast sum of £20,000. Garbo the Spy: Documentary on the Double Agent Who Helped Defeat Hitler Andrew Roberts November 26, 2011 Historical Examples Arabel stays with me till we go, which will be […]