noun
an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
• Hypernyms: ↑world organization, ↑world organisation, ↑international organization, ↑international organisation, ↑global organization
• Member Meronyms:
↑Algeria, ↑Algerie, ↑Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, ↑Djibouti, ↑Republic of Djibouti, ↑Afars and Issas, ↑Bahrain, ↑State of Bahrain, ↑Bahrein, ↑Egypt, ↑Arab Republic of Egypt, ↑United Arab Republic, ↑Iraq, ↑Republic of Iraq, ↑Al-Iraq, ↑Irak, ↑Jordan, ↑Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, ↑Kuwait, ↑State of Kuwait, ↑Koweit, ↑Lebanon, ↑Lebanese Republic, ↑Libya, ↑Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, ↑Mauritania, ↑Islamic Republic of Mauritania, ↑Mauritanie, ↑Muritaniya, ↑Morocco, ↑Kingdom of Morocco, ↑Maroc, ↑Marruecos, ↑Al-Magrib, ↑Oman, ↑Sultanate of Oman, ↑Muscat and Oman, ↑Qatar, ↑State of Qatar, ↑Katar, ↑State of Katar, ↑Saudi Arabia, ↑Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ↑Somalia, ↑Sudan, ↑Republic of the Sudan, ↑Soudan, ↑Syria, ↑Syrian Arab Republic, ↑Tunisia, ↑Republic of Tunisia, ↑United Arab Emirates, ↑Yemen, ↑Republic of Yemen
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a confederation formed in 1945 by Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, and Yemen and later joined by Libya, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Algeria, Bahrain, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Arab League,
an organization of Arab nations created in 1945 to promote closer relations among its members.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.