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SAUDI

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia

Synonyms:

Saudi; Saudi Arabian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Saudi" is a kind of...):

Arab; Arabian (a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa)

Holonyms ("Saudi" is a member of...):

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)

Derivation:

Saudi (of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people

Example:

the Saudi royal family

Synonyms:

Saudi; Saudi-Arabian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)

Derivation:

Saudi (a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia)

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