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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hus•sein (hŏŏ sān′),USA pronunciation n. - Eastern Religions, Ancient History, BiographicalAlso Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn), a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
Sad•dam (sä däm′)USA pronunciation (at-Takriti), born 1937, Iraqi political leader: president since 1979. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hussein /hʊˈseɪn/ n Also: Husain 1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)- Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006
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