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Koweit

American  
[koh-weyt] / koʊˈweɪt /

noun

  1. Kuwait.


Koweit British  
/ kəʊˈweɪt /

noun

  1. a variant of Kuwait

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Other Word Forms

  • anti-Koweit adjective
  • pro-Koweit adjective

Example Sentences

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He will make similar proposals to the Sultan of Koweit and King Faisal of Iraq.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rose-water: 200 to Arab coast of Persian Gulf, and 1,000 to Koweit, Busrah, and Bagdad.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

Great Britain, acknowledging the error of her ways, agreed that Koweit should not be the terminus and made valuable concessions to the Teuton, the realization of which was hindered by the outbreak of the war.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris

The Muntefik Arabs, not content with worrying the Turks, are harrying the territories of Sheikh Murbarak of Koweit.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman

Ten years ago the Ibn Rashids were nominally masters of a great deal of Arabia, and grew so aggressive that they tried to seize Koweit.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman