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Kuwaiti
 KuwaitKu·wait K0118200 (ko͞o-wāt′)1. A country of the northeast Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf. Settled by Arab tribes in the early 1700s, it became a British protectorate in 1897 and an independent kingdom in 1961. Iraq invaded and occupied the country in 1990, sparking the Persian Gulf War (1991), which ended with Iraqi troops being driven out by a coalition of Arab and Western forces. With its major oil reserves, discovered in 1938, it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. The city of Kuwait is its capital.2. also Kuwait City The capital of Kuwait, in the east-central part of the country on the Persian Gulf. It was heavily damaged during the Gulf War.
Ku·wait′i (-wā′tē) adj. & n.Kuwaiti (kʊˈweɪtɪ) or Koweitiadj1. (Placename) of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitants2. (Peoples) of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitantsn (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of KuwaitThesaurus| Noun | 1. | Kuwaiti - a native or inhabitant of KuwaitState of Kuwait, Koweit, Kuwait - an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleumAsian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia | | Adj. | 1. | Kuwaiti - of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people; "Kuwaiti ports" | | 2. | Kuwaiti - of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents; "Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores" |
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Words related to Kuwaitinoun a native or inhabitant of KuwaitRelated Words- State of Kuwait
- Koweit
- Kuwait
- Asian
- Asiatic
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