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

Dow Chemical flirted with ruin because it won a bidding war for a competitor in 2008 but was left billions short at closing time when a Kuwaiti state company backed out of a joint venture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

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