What is “Eastern Arabic”? “Western Arabic”? How to Categorize Arabic Dialects

https://youtu.be/li0ULJwlRwk I was recently asked to take an Arabic proficiency exam. The email stated that I would have the option to test in either "Modern Standard Arabic, General Arabic, Eastern Arabic, or Western Arabic." I was nonplussed. During my 7 years living in Dubai and speaking with native Arabic speakers from all over the region, I had never once heard Arabic dialects categorized this way.  In today's video, we try to decipher what they meant…

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