Bahraini

[bah-rey-nee, -rahy-, buh-]

noun, plural Bah·rain·is.

a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Bahrain or its people.

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Origin of Bahraini

Bahrain + Arabic -ī suffix of appurtenance

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Examples from the Web for bahraini

Contemporary Examples

But the Bahraini government, which carefully manages its image in Washington, ignored that completely.
Washington Fuming About Bahrain's Human Rights Crackdown
Josh Rogin
September 6, 2014
But human-rights groups accuse the Bahraini security forces of “weaponizing” both the gas and the canisters, to lethal effect.
Bahrain’s Lethal Teargas War
Paul Adrian Raymond
January 19, 2014
The tender was for 1.6 million canisters—more than one round for every Bahraini citizen.
Bahrain’s Lethal Teargas War
Paul Adrian Raymond
January 19, 2014
“We can all say a lot to journalists but what counts are the actions,” a Bahraini official said.
Sunnis Wary Of A Fairweather Ally
Souad Mekhennet
December 24, 2013
His arrest came at the height of the Bahraini Pearl Revolution early last year.
Bahrain Human-Rights Activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Dying in Prison
Madison Shimoda
April 10, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for bahraini

Bahraini

Bahreini

adjective

of or relating to Bahrain

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Bahrain

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