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Kuwait

Ku·wait /kʊˈweɪt/  an oil-producing country in the Middle East, north of Saudi Arabia and south of Iraq. Iraq attacked it in 1990 and took control of it, causing the Gulf War, but was defeated in 1991 and forced to leave Kuwait. Population: 2,695,316 (2014). Capital: Kuwait City.Kuwaiti noun, adjective
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Kuwait
Kuwait /kʊˈweɪt/
an oil-producing country in the Middle East, north of Saudi Arabia and south of Iraq. Iraq attacked it in 1990 and took control of it, causing the Gulf War, but was defeated in 1991 and forced to leave Kuwait. Population: 2,596,799 (2008). Capital: Kuwait City.
—Kuwaiti noun, adjective


KuwaitBrE /kʊˈweɪt/ 🔊NAmE /kʊˈweɪt/ 🔊 noun [singular] a country in western Asia 科威特(西亚国家)