Arab street en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Arabic شَارِع عَرَبِيّ (šāriʕ ʕarabiyy).
Meanings
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(informal) Public opinion in Arab nations.
Analyst Abdul Wahab Badrakhan described Turkey's policies as a new lifeline for the so-called "Arab Street".
2010, Sydney Morning Herald:2005, https://web.archive.org/web/20070424220615/http://neo-neocon.blogspot.com/2005/11/arab-street-speaks.html The well-known "Arab street" has spoken recently, and it seems to be angry at al-Zarqawi.
Forms
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| the Arab street | canonical | lexicographic |