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  • noun A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
  • adjective From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language.
  • proper noun rare Shortened form of Saudi Arabia.

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  • noun a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
  • adjective of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people

Etymologies

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From Arabic سعودي

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Examples

  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- As President Obama arrived here Wednesday for meetings with the Saudi royal family, a tape of Osama bin Laden surfaced to offer a reminder of the high-stakes agenda Mr. Obama is pursuing on his trip abroad -- Middle East peace and regional cooperation with a goal of renewed international goodwill for the United States.

    Christina Bellantoni: White House Slogan for Cairo Speech: New Beginning 2009

  • AHMED AL-OMRAN, SAUDI BLOGGER: Well, (INAUDIBLE) and the Saudi society is such a conservative society.

    CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2008 2008

  • NAWAF OBAID, SAUDI INTL SECURITY CONSULTANT: This is a complete vindication of what the Saudi security forces and authorities have been saying over the last three years, that if you're going to attack the Saudi oil industry, the main facility, they're so well protected that the would-be attackers would not come close to the main facility.

    CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2006 2006

  • NAWAF OBAID, SAUDI SECURITY CONSULTANT: This is a complete vindication of what the Saudi security forces and authorities have been saying over the last three years, that if you are going to attack the Saudi oil industry, their main facility, they're so well protected that the would-be attackers would not come close to the main facility.

    CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2006 2006

  • NAWAF OBAID, SAUDI NATIONAL SECURITY CONSULTANT: His is a complete vindication of what the Saudi security forces and the authorities have been saying over the last three years, that if you're going to attack the Saudi oil industry, the main facilities are so well protected that the would-be attackers would not come close to the main facility.

    CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2006 2006

  • AMERICA FOR SALE/THE SAUDI CONNECTION yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'AMERICA FOR SALE/THE SAUDI CONNECTION'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: To understand the attempted Cheney/Bush selloff of U.S. port operations to Dubai ~ you must first fully understand that its all about big money, the Saudi connection and the Saudi-backed Carlyle Group.

    AMERICA FOR SALE / THE SAUDI CONNECTION 2006

  • SAAD AL-FAGIH, SAUDI DISSIDENT: According to senior Saudi security source, among many young people reported by their families, 3,000 have a clear Jihad history or Jihadi profile in their files, in the intelligence.

    CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2003 2003

  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA-Saudi Arabia and the Canadian makers of the BlackBerry have reached a preliminary deal on granting access to users 'data that will avert a ban on the phone's messenger service in the kingdom, Saudi officials said Saturday.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • 'Sorcerer' who raped 100 sentenced to death A SAUDI man reported to have raped more than 100 women after posing as a spell-caster to lure them into his clutches has been sentenced to death, Saudi media reported.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • 'Sorcerer' who raped 100 sentenced to death A SAUDI man reported to have raped more than 100 women after posing as a spell-caster to lure them into his clutches has been sentenced to death, Saudi media reported.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

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