Saudi

American  

[sou-dee, saw-, sah-oo-] / ˈsaʊ di, ˈsɔ-, sɑˈu- /

noun

plural

Saudis

1. a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Saudis or Saudi Arabia.

Saudi British  

/ ˈsɔːdɪ, ˈsaʊ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia

Etymology

Origin of Saudi

First recorded in 1930–35; Saud ( def. ) + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Example Sentences

Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. are better positioned because they invested in pipelines to the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman, allowing each to bypass Hormuz for roughly half its prewar exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Both the Pentagon and the Saudi Embassy in Washington declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Will there be a market-share war after the war ends, with the UAE and Saudi both trying to ramp up production to high levels?

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

What happens next will be largely a Saudi decision.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

In Gilly’s social- studies book there was a picture of a Muslim woman of Saudi Arabia, with her body totally covered except for her eyes.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson