RUB AL-KHALI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rub al-Khali mean? 

• RUB AL-KHALI (noun)
  The noun RUB AL-KHALI has 1 sense:

1. a desert in southern Saudi Arabia

  Familiarity information: RUB AL-KHALI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUB AL-KHALI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A desert in southern Saudi Arabia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Ar Rimsal; Dahna; Great Sandy Desert; Rub al-Khali

Instance hypernyms:

desert (arid land with little or no vegetation)

Holonyms ("Rub al-Khali" is a part of...):

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)

Arabian Desert; Great Arabian Desert (a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia)