kingdom of saudi arabia
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1. an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | asian country, asian nation, |
| definition | : | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | capital of saudi arabia, riyadh, |
| definition | : | joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | mecca, |
| definition | : | joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | al madinah, medina, |
| definition | : | a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | dhahran, |
| definition | : | an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dhahran killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | jed'dah, jeddah, jidda, jiddah, |
| definition | : | port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | tabuk, |
| definition | : | a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | taif, |
| definition | : | a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | najd, nejd, |
| definition | : | a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | hedjaz, hejaz, hijaz, |
| definition | : | a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | an nafud, an nefud, nafud, nefud, |
| definition | : | a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | syrian desert, |
| definition | : | a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | middle east, mideast, near east, |
| definition | : | the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | arabia, arabian peninsula, |
| definition | : | a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | gulf states, |
| definition | : | the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | saudi, saudi arabian, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | arab league, |
| definition | : | an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | mutawa, mutawa'een, |
| definition | : | religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | saudi, saudi-arabian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | saudi, saudi-arabian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people (adj.pert) |
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