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Definition of Saudi Arabia
1. Noun. An absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy.
Group relationships: Arab League, Opec, Organization Of Petroleum-exporting Countries
Geographical relationships: Mutawa, Mutawa'een
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Group relationships: Middle East, Mideast, Near East, Arabia, Arabian Peninsula, Gulf States
Terms within: Capital Of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Mecca, Al Madinah, Medina, Dhahran, Jed'dah, Jeddah, Jidda, Jiddah, Tabuk, Taif, Najd, Nejd, Hedjaz, Hejaz, Hijaz, An Nafud, An Nefud, Nafud, Nefud, Ar Rimsal, Dahna, Great Sandy Desert, Rub Al-khali, Syrian Desert
Member holonyms: Saudi, Saudi Arabian
Derivative terms: Saudi-arabian
Definition of Saudi Arabia
1. Proper noun. Country in the Middle East, named after the Saud family. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saudi Arabia
Literary usage of Saudi Arabia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security by Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann (1981)
"Iran, the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey ran, the Persian gulf states (including
Iraq) ... Turkey depends heavily on oil imports; Saudi Arabia, Iraq, ..."
2. The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy by James H. Noyes (1982)
"Response to Military Challenges: Saudi Arabia From Saudi Arabia's standpoint,
... Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud had founded modern Saudi Arabia by bringing ..."
3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Kim cf Saudi Arabia, HM King Saud bin Abdul Aziz, CBF. born 1902. succeeded Nov.
9, 1953. ... He changed the name of his Kingdom to Saudi Arabia in 1932. ..."
4. Oil Monarchies: Domestic and Security Challenges in the Arab Gulf States by F. Gregory Gause (1994)
"Ay man AI-Yassini, Religion and State in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Boulder, Colo.
... Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, ..."
5. United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective by Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer (2001)
"Abu Dhabi and Oman had collaborated during the 1950s in their response to a border
claim from Saudi Arabia (see below), while the first agreement on their ..."
6. The Internet in the Mideast and North Africa: Free Expression and Censorship by Eric Goldstein, Human Rights Watch, Hanny Megally, Dinah PoKempner, Michael McClintock, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"It stated that sixteen government ministries and agencies maintain web sites and
seven Moroccan newspapers are online.98 Saudi Arabia In January 1999, ..."
7. The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security by Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann (1981)
"Iran, the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey ran, the Persian gulf states (including
Iraq) ... Turkey depends heavily on oil imports; Saudi Arabia, Iraq, ..."
8. The Clouded Lens: Persian Gulf Security and U.S. Policy by James H. Noyes (1982)
"Response to Military Challenges: Saudi Arabia From Saudi Arabia's standpoint,
... Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud had founded modern Saudi Arabia by bringing ..."
9. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Kim cf Saudi Arabia, HM King Saud bin Abdul Aziz, CBF. born 1902. succeeded Nov.
9, 1953. ... He changed the name of his Kingdom to Saudi Arabia in 1932. ..."
10. Oil Monarchies: Domestic and Security Challenges in the Arab Gulf States by F. Gregory Gause (1994)
"Ay man AI-Yassini, Religion and State in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Boulder, Colo.
... Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, ..."
11. United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective by Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer (2001)
"Abu Dhabi and Oman had collaborated during the 1950s in their response to a border
claim from Saudi Arabia (see below), while the first agreement on their ..."
12. The Internet in the Mideast and North Africa: Free Expression and Censorship by Eric Goldstein, Human Rights Watch, Hanny Megally, Dinah PoKempner, Michael McClintock, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"It stated that sixteen government ministries and agencies maintain web sites and
seven Moroccan newspapers are online.98 Saudi Arabia In January 1999, ..."
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