Kuwaiti

Kuwait

Ku·wait

 (ko͞o-wāt′)

1. A country of the northeast Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf. Settled by Arab tribes in the early 1700s, it became a British protectorate in 1897 and an independent kingdom in 1961. Iraq invaded and occupied the country in 1990, sparking the Persian Gulf War (1991), which ended with Iraqi troops being driven out by a coalition of Arab and Western forces. With its major oil reserves, discovered in 1938, it has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. The city of Kuwait is its capital.

2. also Kuwait City The capital of Kuwait, in the east-central part of the country on the Persian Gulf. It was heavily damaged during the Gulf War.

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Ku·wait′i (-wā′tē) adj. & n.

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Kuwaiti

(kʊˈweɪtɪ) or

Koweiti

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitants

2. (Peoples) of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitants

n

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Kuwait

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Kuwaiti - a native or inhabitant of Kuwait State of Kuwait, Koweit, Kuwait - an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
Adj.	1.	Kuwaiti - of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or its people; "Kuwaiti ports"
	2.	Kuwaiti - of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents; "Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores"

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Translations

كُوَيْتِيٌّ

Kuvajťankuvajtský

kuwaiterkuwaitisk

kuwaitischKuwaiter

Κουβεϊτιανός

kuwaití

kuwaitilainen

koweïtien

Kuvajćaninkuvajtski

kuwaitiano

クウェートのクウェート人

쿠웨이트 사람쿠웨이트의

KoeweitiKoeweits

kuwaiterkuwaitisk

kuwejckiKuwejtczyk

coveitianokuwaitiano

житель Кувейтакувейтский

kuwaitierkuwaitisk

เกี่ยวกับคูเวตชาวคูเวต

KuveytKuveytli

người Kuwaitthuộc nước/người/tiếng Kuwait

科威特人科威特的

Kuwaiti

[kʊˈweɪtɪ]

A. ADJ → kuwaití

B. N → kuwaití mf

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Kuwaiti

[kʊˈweɪti]

adj → koweïtien(ne)

n → Koweïtien(ne) m/f

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Kuwaiti

adj → kuwaitisch

n → Kuwaiter(in) m(f)

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Kuwaiti

[kʊˈweɪtɪ] adj & n → kuwaitiano/a

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Kuwaiti

→ كُوَيْتِيٌّ Kuvajťan, kuvajtský kuwaiter, kuwaitisk Kuwaiter, kuwaitisch κουβεϊτιανός kuwaití kuwaitilainen koweïtien Kuvajćanin, kuvajtski kuwaitiano クウェートの, クウェート人 쿠웨이트 사람, 쿠웨이트의 Koeweiti, Koeweits kuwaiter, kuwaitisk kuwejcki, Kuwejtczyk coveitiano, kuwaitiano житель Кувейта, кувейтский kuwaitier, kuwaitisk เกี่ยวกับคูเวต, ชาวคูเวต Kuveyt, Kuveytli người Kuwait, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Kuwait 科威特人, 科威特的

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