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Definition of Hussein
1. Noun. Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937).
Generic synonyms: Leader
2. Noun. King of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999).
Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex
Definition of Hussein
1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Husayn) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hussein
Literary usage of Hussein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diplomatic Review (1881)
"hussein Avni Pasha—the present Grand Vizier.* (From the Morning Post of March
25, 1875.) hussein AVNI PASHA, who has now been Grand Vizier for about twelve ..."
2. Observations in the East: Chiefly in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Asia Minor by John Price Durbin (1845)
"Late in the afternoon, while lying in our tent, one of my young fellow-travellers
was conjecturing that hussein had heard of the English party just behind ..."
3. The U. N. Role in the Persian Gulf and Iraqi Compliance with U. N. Resolutions by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"US POLICY TOWARD SADDAM hussein AND WAR CRIMES I wanted to ask a question that
is really not covered in the testimony. What is the policy of the United ..."
4. Constantinople, Old and New by Harrison Griswold Dwight (1915)
"I need hardly point out that hussein Pasha was not the son of his own uncle, but
of that of a famous cousin of his. For he belonged to the great family of ..."
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