noun
1. a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait
• Syn: ↑Kuwait, ↑Kuwait City, ↑capital of Kuwait
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Kuwait, ↑State of Kuwait
2. an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
• Syn: ↑Kuwait, ↑State of Kuwait
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League, ↑Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, ↑OPEC
• Part Holonyms: ↑Middle East, ↑Mideast, ↑Near East, ↑Gulf States, ↑Asia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Kuwaiti
• Part Meronyms: ↑Kuwait, ↑Kuwait City, ↑capital of Kuwait
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/koh wayt"/, n.
Kuwait.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.