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.

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Hussein I

noun

1935–1999, king of Jordan 1953–99.

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Example sentences from the Web for hussein

Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.
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Hussein, a 45-year-old father of four from Tal Rifat, a town north of Aleppo, complains of rampant plundering by rebel militias.
Syria’s Jihadists Linked to Organized Crime|Jamie Dettmer|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“They are the ones that came and said, ‘Please help us in eliminating this issue,’” said Hussein.
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Like many self-rule foes, Hussein dismisses plans for a regional government as a PYD bid to establish a political monopoly.
Kurdish Militias Drive Out Jihadists, Bring Stability Back to Parts of Syria|Jamie Dettmer|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Hussein Ibish and Saliba Sarsar fall into the latter category.
Reading Lustick Carefully|Jerry Haber|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sultan Hussein had married a daughter of Sultan Salàh two years before, when she was eleven years old.
Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent
For which reason, Hussein Muley, I propose at once to present thee with the gold of which thou hast need.
The Thousand and One Days|Julia Pardoe
Their enemies came up, and, seeing the web, thought that Houssein and Hussein could not be in the well.
A Popular Account of the Manners and Customs of India|Charles Acland
To my great delight, Hussein Khalifa was directed to spend that night in the rekuba; but his relatives were allowed to go home.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin
I remained silent till Hussein Khalifa called on me to answer.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin

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

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