"arab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arab [plural], arabs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi अरब (arab). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|hi:अरब|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hindi", "term" : "अरब", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hi" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "arab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="arab"> Borrowed from Hindi अरब (arab). Head templates: {{en-noun|*|+}} arab (plural arab or arabs)
  1. (India, rare) billion (sense 1); 1,000,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,00,000. Tags: India, rare Coordinate_terms: crore, lakh,
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