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Kuwait

noun

1. a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait

• Syn: ↑Kuwait City, ↑Koweit, ↑capital of Kuwait

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital

• Part Holonyms: ↑State of Kuwait, ↑Koweit

2. an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum

• Syn: ↑State of Kuwait, ↑Koweit

• 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 City, ↑Koweit, ↑capital of Kuwait

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Kuwait [Kuwait] [kʊˈweɪt] [kʊˈweɪt] noun singular

a country in western Asia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.