Hussein
Also Ho·sein; Hu·sain [hoo-sahyn, ‐seyn] /hʊˈsaɪn, ‐ˈseɪn/ al-Husayn, a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
Sad·dam [sah-dahm], /sɑˈdɑm/, at-Takriti, 1937–2006, Iraqi political leader: president 1979–2003.
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How to use Hussein in a sentence
Who cares of Barack Hussein Obama is president and gays are getting married?
Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.
The name—like Hitler or Hussein, Dahmer or Bundy—is synonymous with evil.
Cell phone contracts were among the first business deals struck in Iraq after Saddam Hussein was driven from power.
These days, ISIS is wired; al Qaeda is tired; and Saddam Hussein and Qaddafi expired.
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Hussein was also a usurer and the principal creditor of some Jewish merchants who had a claim against France.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineAs France had been the principal sufferer from Hussein's pirates, it was not likely that the king would notice this demand.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineThe claim was in litigation, and Hussein, becoming impatient, demanded payment from the French king.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineHussein Effendi would probably supply the last missing segments.
The Clue of the Twisted Candle | Edgar WallaceOne obvious tactical objective was to eliminate Saddam Hussein's command and control.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. Ullman
British Dictionary definitions for Hussein
/ (hʊˈseɪn) /
Also: Husain 1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)
Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006
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