KUWAIT


Meaning of KUWAIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ku̇-ˈwāt ]

geographical name

1. country SW Asia in Arabia at head of Persian Gulf; a sheikhdom, before 1961 under British protection area 6880 square miles (17,819 square kilometers ), population 1,355,827

2. city & port, its capital population 181,774

• Ku·waiti -ˈwā-tē adjective or noun

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