Gulf States

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plural noun

the states of the U.S. bordering on the Gulf of Mexico: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

Also called Persian Gulf States . the oil-producing countries bordering on or located near the Persian Gulf: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Words nearby Gulf States

gules, gulf, Gulf Cooperation Council, Gulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Gulf States, Gulf Stream, Gulf Stream system, Gulf War, Gulf War syndrome, gulfweed

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How to use Gulf States in a sentence

The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
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It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
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The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
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There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
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The United States government might not release that information for years, if ever.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.
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Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.
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There are very few foreign journals taken or read in the Roman States.
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The king's statue was again set up in Guild hall, London, and the states arms taken down.
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British Dictionary definitions for Gulf States

Gulf States

pl n the Gulf States

the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman

the states of the US that border on the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas

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