definitions
  • synonyms

Hussein

[ hoo-seyn ]
/ hʊˈseɪn /
|

noun

Also Hosein, Husain. al-Husayn, a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
Sad·dam [sah-dahm] /sɑˈdɑm/, at-Takriti, 1937–2006, Iraqi political leader: president 1979–2003.

Definition for hussein (2 of 2)

Hussein I

noun

1935–1999, king of Jordan 1953–99.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hussein

British Dictionary definitions for hussein

Hussein

/ (hʊˈseɪn) /

noun

Also: Husain 1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)
Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012