Great Arabian Desert

Great Arabian Desert
noun
a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
Syn: ↑Arabian Desert
Instance Hypernyms: ↑desert
Part Holonyms: ↑Arabian Peninsula, ↑Arabia
Part Meronyms:

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