/ Dictionary / Index A Arafat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ar•a•fat Pronunciation: (ar'u-fat", är'u-fät"), [key] born 1929, Palestinian leader: head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. عA•ra•fat Pronunciation: (är"u-fat', ar'u-fat"), [key] — n. a hill 15 mi. (24 km) southeast of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia: site of Muslim pilgrimages. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: arafat (Thesaurus) araeosystyle Arafura Sea Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language