Arabian Gulf

English

Proper noun

the Arabian Gulf

  1. The Persian Gulf, the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
    • 2025 May 7, Alayna Treene, “Trump planning to change how US refers to Persian Gulf”, in CNN‎[1]:
      President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN.
  2. (obsolete or dated) The Red Sea, the body of water between Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula.

Translations

body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula — see Persian Gulf

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