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Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
is the fastest-growing foreign language taught at U.S. colleges and universities, a trend mirrored at the
University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ...
. Arabic in 2006 became the 10th most-studied language in the United States. In 2013, Arabic was ranked the 8th place on the list of enrollments in higher education in the USA. Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2013 David Goldberg, Dennis Looney, and Natalia Lusin, Web publication, February 2015
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Arab American Arab Americans ( ar, عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِا or ) are Americans of Arab ancestry. Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World. According to the Arab American Ins ...
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History of the Middle Eastern people in Metro Detroit In 2004, Metro Detroit had one of the largest settlements of Middle Eastern people, including Arabs and Chaldo-Assyrians in the United States.


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