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That is rather simply explained by the fact that Kingdom od Saudi Arabia doesn't cover all of geographical Arabia.
by ptaipale 11y ago
That is rather simply explained by the fact that Kingdom od Saudi Arabia doesn't cover all of geographical Arabia.
- joelwilliamson 11y agoThe Kingdom of Jordan also doesn't cover the entirety of the river Jordan.
- ptaipale 11y agoIt did until 1967. However, the point is that "Arabia" has a specific meaning as an area that is different from the area of Saudi-Arabia, whereas different meanings of Jordan the river, Jordan the country and Jordan the toothbrush are usually clearly distinguishable from context.