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Koweit

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Noun

1. capital of kuwait, koweit, kuwait, kuwait city

a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait

2. koweit, kuwait, state of kuwait

an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Koweit

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noun
1. 
a state on the NW coast of the Persian Gulf: came under British protection in 1899 and gained independence in 1961; invaded by Iraq in 1990; liberated by US-led UN forces 1991 in the Gulf War: mainly desert. The economy is dependent on oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Kuwait. Pop: 4 136 528 (2017 est). Area: 24 280 sq km (9375 sq miles)
2. 
the capital of Kuwait: a port on the Persian Gulf. Pop: 2 778 724 (2015 est)

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Koweit

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1. 
independent Arab state in E Arabia, at the head of the Persian Gulf between Iraq & Saudi Arabia: 6,880 sq mi (17,818 sq km); pop. 1,697,000
2. 
its capital, a seaport on the Persian Gulf: pop. 31,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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