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Indo-Arabic en · ADJ

Etymology

From Indo- + Arabic.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to the interaction between Indian and Arabic cultures.
   • The Indo-Arabic system was introduced into Europe in 1000 CE, but due to resistance from several quarters, centuries elapsed before it finally enjoyed widespread use. 2008, Jonathan Borwein, David Bailey, Mathematics by Experiment:
   • The large part of the Indo-Arabic population considers itself and is considered by others as part of the Betawi. 2014, Jacqueline Knörr, Creole Identity in Postcolonial Indonesia, page 109:
   • Among the numerous Arabic works of the later period of Indo-Arabic literature one should mention the Manāqib al-Ḥaydariyya by the Arab writter Aḥmad al-Shirwānī at the court of Lucknow; 2003, UNESCO, The different aspects of islamic culture, page 288:

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