the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
2.
the states of the US that border on the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
Gulf States in American English
states on the Gulf of Mexico; Fla., Ala., Miss., La., & Tex.
In other languages
Gulf States
British English: Gulf States /ɡʌlf steɪts/ NOUN
The Gulf States are the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.