Saudi
pronunciation
How to pronounce Saudi in British English:
UK ['saʊdɪ]
How to pronounce Saudi in American English:
US ['saʊdɪ]
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people
Word Origin
- Saudi (adj.)
- 1933, from Sa'ud, family name of the rulers of Nejd from 18c. and of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1932. The name is from Arabic sa'd "good fortune, happiness."
Example
- 1. Saudi investors have asked management consultants to look for opportunities .
- 2. 3 / 10 Us and saudi arabian flags fly at king khalid international airport
- 3. The radicalized young saudi , a mediocre engineering student with plenty of money , reached adulthood when the islamic world was in political ferment .
- 4. What a contrast to the 1990s , when the price of oil hovered under $ 20 a barrel and the saudi economy was teetering .
- 5. Saudi shias feel they are treated as second-class citizens in a state that embodies a puritanical sunni version of islam .