Bahrain

American  

[bah-reyn, -rahyn, buh-] / bɑˈreɪn, -ˈraɪn, bə- /

Or Bahrein

noun

1. a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Manama.

2. the largest island in this group, and the site of most of the country's oil fields. 213 sq. mi. (552 sq. km).

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Bahrain British  

/ bɑːˈreɪn /

noun

1. an independent sheikhdom on the Persian Gulf, consisting of several islands: under British protection until the declaration of independence in 1971. It has large oil reserves. Language: Arabic. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Manama. Pop: 1 281 332 (2013 est). Area: 678 sq km (262 sq miles)

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Bahrain Cultural  

1. Island kingdom in the Persian Gulf off the coasts of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

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Revenues from oil reserves, first discovered in 1931, have funded some of the most progressive programs in the Arabian nations.

British protectorate from 1820 to 1971.

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Pre-season testing is also scheduled to be held in Bahrain on 24-27 February.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Sprint events, which feature a shorter race on Saturday and an extra qualifying session on Friday, will be held for the first time in Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Monaco, and Abu Dhabi.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The damage in Bahrain was spread across multiple AWS facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

More than six months after the barrage, a damaged Amazon Web Services facility in Abu Dhabi and another one in Bahrain are still mostly offline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

People in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya, by pushing for democracy, are arguing, in effect, for the right to argue.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith