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Hu⋅sain

  [hoo-sahyn, -seyn]
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Hussein (def. 1).

Hus⋅sein

  [hoo-seyn]
–noun
1. Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn), a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
2. Sad⋅dam [sah-dahm] , (at-Takriti), 1937–2006, Iraqi political leader: president 1979–2003.
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Hu·sain or Hu·sayn   (hōō-sān')   
See Hussein.
Hus·sein or Hu·sain or Hu·sayn   (hōō-sān')   
King of Jordan (1953-1999) who established a constitutional hereditary monarchy and espoused a moderate, generally pro-Western policy in the Middle East. He lost control of western Jordan in the Arab-Israeli War (1967) but was victorious in the resulting civil war (1970).
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