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Saudi Arabian, a. and n.|ˈsaʊdɪ əˈreɪbɪən, ˈsɔːdɪ əˈreɪbɪən|
Also Sa‘udi Arabian, and with hyphen.
[f. Saudi Arabia (see below): cf. Saudi n. and a., Arabian a. and n.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, a kingdom founded in 1932 by Abdul Aziz ibn Sa‘ūd (1882–1953), comprising the greater part of the Arabian peninsula.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
1934Times 23 Nov. 13/7 Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, the Saudi Arabian Minister to the Court of St. James's, is about to return to Mecca. 1947K. Philby Let. in F. Maclean Take Nine Spies (1978) vii. 251 Ignorance and arrogance make a bad combination, and the Saudi Arabians have both. 1951Britannica Bk. of Year 48/1 Syria undertook to supply Syrian goods for Saudi-Arabian consumption. Ibid., The Saudi Arabian province of Hasa on the Persian Gulf. 1959Chambers's Encycl. I. 504/2 The financial strength of the Sa‘udi Arabian government has been greatly increased by the granting of foreign concessions for oil and minerals. 1959G. A. Lipsky Saudi Arabia i. 2 Loyalty to the family..and loyalty to the tribe are the strongest bonds felt by most Saudi Arabians. 1976Alyn & Deeside Observer 10 Dec. 9/6 A group of Saudi Arabians in Chester, celebrated one of their own religious feasts last week. |