noun
an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
• Syn: ↑Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Saudi-Arabian
• Members of this Region: ↑Mutawa'een, ↑Mutawa
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League, ↑Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, ↑OPEC
• Part Holonyms: ↑Middle East, ↑Mideast, ↑Near East, ↑Arabian Peninsula, ↑Arabia, ↑Gulf States
• Member Meronyms: ↑Saudi, ↑Saudi Arabian
• Part Meronyms:
↑Riyadh, ↑capital of Saudi Arabia, ↑Mecca, ↑Medina, ↑Al Madinah, ↑Dhahran, ↑Jeddah, ↑Jed'dah, ↑Jiddah, ↑Jidda, ↑Tabuk, ↑Taif, ↑Nejd, ↑Najd, ↑Hejaz, ↑Hedjaz, ↑Hijaz, ↑Nefud, ↑An Nefud, ↑Nafud, ↑An Nafud, ↑Rub al-Khali, ↑Ar Rimsal, ↑Dahna, ↑Great Sandy Desert, ↑Syrian Desert
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a country in south-western Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.