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Saudi

//ˈsaʊdi// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

    "Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Saudi Arabia. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

    "The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.

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