Saudi Arabia
a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. About 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Capital: Riyadh.
- Compare Mecca.
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How to use Saudi Arabia in a sentence
The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, primarily produces petroleum.
On top of oil, the United States produces significantly more natural gas than Saudi Arabia.
Imagine if hackers from Saudi Arabia said that any TV station in America broadcasting feminists and gays would be attacked?
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror | David Keyes | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTQatar is just a little spit of land that looks like a polyp on edge of Saudi Arabia.
If he thinks that by targeting innocent civilians in Israel and Saudi Arabia, that he will gain an advantage--he is dead wrong.
British Dictionary definitions for Saudi Arabia
/ (ˈsɔːdɪ, ˈsaʊ-) /
a kingdom in SW Asia, occupying most of the Arabian peninsula between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea: founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud, who united Hejaz and Nejd; consists mostly of desert plateau; large reserves of petroleum and natural gas. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: riyal. Capital: Riyadh (royal and administrative), Jiddah (diplomatic). Pop: 26 939 583 (2013 est). Area: 2 260 353 sq km (872 722 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Saudi Arabia
[ (sow-dee, saw-dee, sah-ooh-dee) ]
Monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula, where it is bordered by Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the east and south; Yemen to the south; and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba to the west. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh.
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