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  1. there's no way to say "Arabia" in Arabic 🤔
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      there is عربية pronounced "arabeeya" which is the closest but it is an adjective that translates to "Arab". Arabia as a noun, and by extension as a place, is an entirely foreign concept. similarly the adjective "Arabian" which is just "Arab" in Arabic.
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        the most visible example might be The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which in Arabic is المملكة العربية السعودية al-mamlaka al-arabeeya al-saoudeeya (you can see the arabeeya in the middle) which translates to "The Arab Saudi Kingdom"
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          just thinking about language and orientalism this morning as I sip my coffee 🤔☕🇸🇦
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