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Bahraini

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Bah·rain or Bah·rein  (bä-rn)
A country comprising an archipelago of low sandy islands in the Persian Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It was the first Arabian country to strike oil (1932). A British protectorate after 1861, Bahrain became independent in 1971. Manama, on Bahrain Island, the largest in the archipelago, is the capital. Population: 709,000.
Bah·raini adj. & n.
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Bahrain
Bahraini, Bahreini [bɑːˈreɪnɪ]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Bahrain
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Bahraini - a native or inhabitant of Bahrain
Bahreini
State of Bahrain, Bahrain, Bahrein - an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
Arab, Arabian - a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
Adj.1.Bahraini - of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches"
Translations
Bahraini [bɑːˈreɪnɪ]
A. ADJ → bahreiní
B. N → bahreiní mf


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