Kuwaiti

American  

[koo-wey-tee] / kʊˈweɪ ti /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Kuwait.

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adjective

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

Kuwaiti British  

/ kʊˈweɪtɪ, kəʊˈweɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Kuwait

Etymology

Origin of Kuwaiti

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

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti interior ministry said it had arrested two people who shared video clips that "mocked" the army, and a third person who used pictures of "banned terrorist organisations' leaders on his profile".

From Barron's

In one striking photo, a kneeling US pilot is confronted by a Kuwaiti local, moments after parachuting from his jet.

From Barron's

Navy has escorted ships in the Gulf before, notably in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war, when President Ronald Reagan authorized Kuwaiti tankers to be reflagged as American ships and given a naval escort.

From MarketWatch

On Sunday, a Kuwaiti F/A-18 fighter pilot shot down three U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nine other people - six US service personnel, two Kuwaiti army soldiers, and one other civilian - have been killed in Kuwait since the start of the conflict.

From BBC