Kuwait

kuːˈweɪt

Definition

Definition of Kuwait - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

urban placecapital city and major port of the small Gulf country

Kuwait is bustling with trade activities.

Kuwait City

sovereign statecountry in the Middle East

Kuwait is known for its oil reserves.

emirate

nation

state

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State of Kuwait

major petroleum producer in the Middle East

The State of Kuwait exports large quantities of oil worldwide.

Kuwait City

main city of Kuwait, serving as capital and financial center

Kuwait City is the largest city in Kuwait.

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Koweit

place name

capital city of Kuwait on the Persian Gulf

Operation Desert Storm

military

codename for the US-led operation to liberate Kuwait

Saddam Hussein

history

iraqi president who fought Iran and invaded Kuwait, born in 1937

UNIKOM

abbr.

abr: United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission

UN mission watching Iraq and Kuwait border

Kuwait City

geography

major seaport and economic center in Kuwait

Kuwaiti dinar

finance

basic unit of money in Kuwait

State of Kuwait

geography

official name of the country Kuwait

Kuwaiti

adj.

geography

related to Kuwait or its people

Examples of Kuwait in a sentence

The skyline of Kuwait is filled with skyscrapers.
Kuwait has a rich cultural heritage.
Many expatriates live and work in Kuwait.

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French:Koweït, ...
German:Kuwait, ...
Italian:Kuwait, ...
Spanish:Kuwait, ...
Portuguese:Kuwait, ...
Chinese:科威特, ...
Japanese:クウェート, ...
Arabic:مَدينة الكُوَيت, الكويت, ...
Hebrew:כּוּוַיְת, כּוּוֵית, ...
Russian:Кувейт, ...
Ukrainian:Ель-Кувейт, Кувейт, ...
Hindi:कुवैत, ...
Bengali:কুয়েত, ...
Catalan:Kuwait, ...
Czech:Kuvajt, ...
Danish:Kuwait, ...
Dutch:Koeweit, ...
Greek:Πόλη του Κουβέιτ, Κουβέιτ, ...
Hungarian:Kuvaitváros, ...
Khmer:កូវ៉ែត, គុយវ៉ែត, ...
Korean:쿠웨이트, ...
Persian:کویت, ...
Polish:Kuwejt, ...
Portuguese (BR):Kuwait, ...
Romanian:Kuweit, Kuwait, ...
Swedish:Kuwait, ...
Thai:คูเวต, ...
Turkish:Kuveyt, ...
Vietnamese:Kuwait, ...

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Definition of Kuwait - Reverso English Dictionary

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