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Meaning of street Arab | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A homeless child who roams the streets, usually begging for handouts; a street urchin.

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Examples

“‘It's the Baker Street division of the detective police force,’ said my companion, gravely; and as he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street Arabs that ever I clapped eyes on.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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