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

A series of airstrikes set Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on fire, the Associated Press reported, as Kuwaiti firefighters were working to knock down several blazes there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter mistakenly shot down three American F-15E Strike Eagles on March 1—all six crew members safely ejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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 • Mar. 10, 2026

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 • Mar. 5, 2026

Hassan said, “I'm a Kuwaiti exchange student; my dad's an oil baron.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green