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Proper noun

the Arab World

Countries of the Arab world (1)

1. (as a minimum) refers to Arabic-speaking independent states where Arabic is the main official and spoken language.
2. (as a maximum) refers to all states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere where Arabic is a language of a significant minority or is a co-official language (including Israel, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and South Sudan) or a territory is not recognised as independent, such as Palestine and Western Sahara.

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