Kuwaiti

[ koo-wey-tee ]

noun

a native or inhabitant of Kuwait.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Kuwait or its inhabitants.

Origin of Kuwaiti

First recorded in 1925–30; from Arabic Kuwaytī, equivalent to KuwaytKuwait + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Words Nearby Kuwaiti

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How to use Kuwaiti in a sentence

One feathered felon was caught ferrying ketamine-like drugs in 2017 by Kuwaiti officials.
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His elder son was named Abdullah, Abu Abdullah means “father of,” and al Kuwaiti means of Kuwait.
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Badreddine a.k.a. Saab was caught and sentenced to death by Kuwaiti authorities in 1984, but not executed.
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But the Pakistani, the Kuwaiti, and the two Saudi fighters breaking the Ramadan fast with me seemed unperturbed.
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Instead, the loot was retained for the benefit of the despicable Emir Al-Sabah IV and a few hundred gluttonous Kuwaiti princes.
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The chances that portraits of Daud and Saleh al-Kuwaiti will ever adorn a 200-shekel bill seem slim.
For My Money, I'll Take the Al-Kuwaitis | Gershom Gorenberg | May 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Kuwaiti

Kuwaiti

Koweiti (kəʊˈweɪtɪ)

/ (kʊˈweɪtɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Kuwait

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