Wikipedia's first sentence called it “people of arab descent living in europe today and over the centuries”. Today it says “people from arabic -speaking countries living in europe”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “People of Arab descent living in Europe Ethnic group”. It now reads “Arab people living in Europe Ethnic group”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Ethnic group Regions with significant populations France 4,000,000 Netherlands 480,000–613,800 Germany 400,000–500,000 United Kingdom 240,545 Romania 5,000 Languages European languages , Arabic Religion Predominantly Muslim with Christian minorities Related ethnic groups Arabs ( Arab diaspora ) Arabs in Europe are people of Arab descent living in Europe today and over the centuries.1Several million Arabs are residents in Europe .2They form part of what is sometimes called the " Arab diaspora ", i.e. ethnic Arabs or people descended from such living outside the Arab World . Most of the Arabs in Europe today are from the Maghreb .3National Association of British Arabs .4
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Ethnic group Arabs in Europe are people of Arab descent living in Europe today and over the centuries. Several million Arabs are residents in Europe . The vast majority form part of what is sometimes called the " Arab diaspora ", i.e. ethnic Arabs or people descended from such living outside the Arab World . Most of the Arabs in Europe today are from the Maghreb .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
People of Arab descent living in Europe Ethnic group Arabs in Europe are people of Arab descent living in Europe today and over the centuries. Several million Arabs are residents in Europe . The vast majority form part of what is sometimes called the " Arab diaspora ", i.e. ethnic Arabs or people descended from such living outside the Arab World . Most of the Arabs in Europe today are from the Maghreb . "Anzahl der Ausländer in Deutschland nach Herkunftsland in den Jahren 2015 und 2016" . statista (in German).Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 31 May 2022 .Dati ISTAT 2016, counting only immigrants from the Arab world ."Cittadini stranieri in Italia – 2016" . tuttitalia.it . : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) Anthony McRoy.
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Arab people living in Europe Ethnic group Arabs in Europe are people from Arabic -speaking countries living in Europe .Millions of Arabs are residents in Europe . The vast majority form part of what is sometimes called the " Arab diaspora ". "Anzahl der Ausländer in Deutschland nach Herkunftsland in den Jahren 2015 und 2016" . statista (in German). Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 31 May 2022 . Dati ISTAT 2016, counting only immigrants from the Arab world . "Cittadini stranieri in Italia – 2016" . tuttitalia.it . : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) Anthony McRoy.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “people of arab descent living in europe today and over the centuries”. Today it says “people from arabic -speaking countries living in europe”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “People of Arab descent living in Europe Ethnic group”. It now reads “Arab people living in Europe Ethnic group”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
people of arab descent living in europe today and over the centuries
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people from arabic -speaking countries living in europe
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