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Definition: Saudi Arabia |
Saudi ArabiaNoun1. A kingdom occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| SA | English | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Geography, Law |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: Saudi ArabiaSynonym: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: sau (geography, law). |
Crosswords: Saudi Arabia |
| English words defined with "Saudi Arabia": Al Madinah ♦ Bahrain, Bahrein ♦ capital of Saudi Arabia ♦ Fahd, Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud, Faisal, Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud ♦ Gulf of Akaba, Gulf of Aqaba ♦ Jidda, Jiddah ♦ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ♦ Mecca, Medina ♦ Riyadh, riyal ♦ Saudi, Saudi Arabian, Saudi Arabian monetary unit, Saudi Arabian riyal, Saudi-Arabian, State of Bahrain. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Saudi Arabia": The Nineteen. (references) |
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![]() | View of Africa and Saudi Arabia from Apollo 17.Probably the most requested picture of the Earth, this picture was taken by the Apollo17 astronauts as they left earth orbit en route to the Moon. Taken on Dec. 7, 1972,it was the first time that the trajectory of an Apollo mission enabled a view ofthe south pole.Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Saudi Arabia.Credit: NASA. |
![]() | Pentagon officials announced U.S. military forces in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia increased their Threat Condition to the highest level, "Delta," Oct. 30 in response to a creditable threat in the region involving unspecified targets. (Photo illustrat. | ![]() | King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, boards the ship for a visit, probably near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, circa 1947. He is preceded by some of his bodyguards and followed by Mohamed Effendi (interpreter), Waldo Bailey (U.S. Consul at Dhahran), Colonel William McNown (Military Attache to the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt), Captain John C. Woelfel (U.S. Naval Technical Officer at the Cairo Embassy), and Captain Dewitt C.E. Hamberger (Naval Attache to the Cairo Embassy). Some of Cimarron's officers are saluting in the foreground.Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | Captain John W. Murphy, ship's Commanding Officer, presents King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, to the Executive Officer, during a Royal visit on board, probably near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, circa 1947. Some of the King's bodyguards are standing nearby, with photographers beyond. David Duncan of "Life" Magazine (with flash camera) is one of the latter. Standing at right are U.S. Minister to Saudi Arabia J. Rives Childs (in dark glasses) and Waldo Bailey, the U.S. Consul at Dhahran.Credit: NAVY. | ![]() | Meets with King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, on board USS Quincy (CA-71) in the Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, on 14 February 1945. The King is speaking to the interpreter, Colonel William A. Eddy, USMC. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, the President's Aide and Chief of Staff, is at left. Note ornate carpet on the ship's deck, and life raft mounted on the side of the 5"/38 twin gun mount in the background.Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | Harbor of Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia, from the east.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Ibn Sa'ud, the Sultan of Saudi Arabia with Sir Percy Cox, the English adviser of Arabian Affairs, seated outside of tent.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Amir Khalid and Amir Faisal (left to right), sons of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Epidemic DHF has been reported in neither Africa nor the Middle East, but sporadic cases clinically compatible with DHF have been reported from Mozambique, Djibouti, and Saudi Arabia. (references) | |
Business | The next step would be to open a branch office in Saudi Arabia. (references) | |
Standard electrical power in Saudi Arabia is 127 volts, 60 Hertz. (references) | ||
Steelcase has a joint venture manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Saudi Arabia | The change corresponds with improving relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. (references) |
Jordan | He was refused entry at the border in January 2000, when he attempted to return from Saudi Arabia. (references) | |
Yemen | Two cases involving articles that criticized the Government of Saudi Arabia, one from 2000 and one from 1999, were pending at year's end. (references) | |
Economic History | Eritrea | Major markets--Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Italy. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | Privatization efforts in Saudi Arabia are embryonic. (references) | |
Jordan | Road connections with Syria and Saudi Arabia are good. (references) | |
Human Rights | Saudi Arabia | Laws and regulations state that defendants should be treated equally; however, under Shari'a as interpreted and applied in Saudi Arabia, crimes against Muslims receive harsher penalties than those against non-Muslims. (references) |
Political Economy | SAUDI ARABIA | The most pressing problem in Saudi Arabia is unauthorized copying and sale of computer software. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | The United States and Saudi Arabia share a common concern about regional security and stable development. (references) | |
Political Rights | Saudi Arabia | Both groups continue to criticize the Government, using computers and fax transmissions to send newsletters to Saudi Arabia. (references) |
Trade | Saudi Arabia | OPIC does not provide coverage in Saudi Arabia. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | SOLC is the IFC's first joint venture in Saudi Arabia. (references) | |
Travel | Qatar | Qatar's only foreign road connection is with Saudi Arabia. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | The penalty for drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia is death. (references) | |
Tanzania | Air Tanzania has international routes to Dubai and Saudi Arabia. (references) | |
Women | Saudi Arabia | It is not always clear whether the procedure occurred in Saudi Arabia or the workers' home countries. (references) |
Worker Rights | India | Some such boys end up as beggars in Saudi Arabia during the hajj. (references) |
Nepal | Citizens reportedly also have been trafficked to Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and other countries in the Middle East. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Robert Novak | A final question before we take another break, Mr. Foreign Minister. The Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has put forth a peace plan which at least the U.S. government takes seriously. |
Rush Limbaugh | When it comes to energy, oil, and gasoline, our enemies are not Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates or anyone over there that produces oil. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expressions using "Saudi Arabia": capital of Saudi Arabia ♦ kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
saudi arabia | 2,637 |
riyadh saudi arabia | 1,567 |
saudi arabia hotel | 237 |
map of saudi arabia | 176 |
medina saudi arabia | 135 |
job in saudi arabia | 75 |
abha saudi arabia | 67 |
travel to saudi arabia | 60 |
saudi arabia picture | 54 |
taif saudi arabia | 51 |
saudi arabia job | 47 |
saudi arabia embassy | 47 |
flag of saudi arabia | 31 |
saudi arabia newspaper | 25 |
saudi arabia airline | 24 |
the kingdom of saudi arabia | 23 |
saudi arabia woman | 21 |
najran saudi arabia | 20 |
jeddah saudi arabia | 18 |
saudi arabia news | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Saudi Arabia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | Saoedi-Arabië. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | العربية السعودية (saudi arabian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Saudi-Arabien (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), SA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), kongeriget Saudi-Arabien (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Saoedi-Arabië (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Saudiarabujo, Saudiarabio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Saudi-Arabian kuningaskunta (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Saudi-Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), SA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | arabie saoudite (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Saudi-Arabien (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | SA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), σαουδική αραβία, Σαουδική Αραβία (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), 'ασίλειο της Σαουδικής Αραβίας (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Szaúd-Arábia, Saúd-Arábia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish | An Araib ShÚdach. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | arabia saudita (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | サイン曲線 (ca et la, commercial jingle, saccharin, sack, sack dress, sacrifice, sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, saddle, sadism, sadist, sadistic, sado, sadomasochism, Sahara, sanatorium, sanitary, sanitary napkin, sash, Saskatchewan, Satan, satellite, satellite computer, satellite office, satellite station, satellite studio, satin, satisfaction, Saturday night special, Saturn, Saudi, sauna, sax, saxophone, sine curve, sinusoid, skirt with suspender, soccer, soccer coach, sound, sound box, sound business, sound effects, sound logo, sound man, soundinterface, soundtrack, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southern Cross, southpaw, success, success story, sudden death, suggest, suggestion, suspend, suspended game, suspenders, suspense, suspense drama, suspension, sustaining program, Thousand Island). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | サウジアラ"ア . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Yn Araab Saudi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | audisay arabiaay Arábia Saudita (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) саудовский аравия, Саудовская Аравия. (various references) saudijska arabija. (various references) SA (Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, Harmonized System, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Reino de Arabia Saudí (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), arabia saudita, Arabia Saudí (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references) saudi-arabien. (various references) ประเทศซาอุ"ิอาระเบีย, ซาอุ"ิอาระเบีย. (various references) suudi arabistan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-b-d-i-i-r-s-u" | |
-4 letters: basidia, subadar, subarid, sudaria. | |
-5 letters: abasia, absurd, airbus, braids, disbar, radius, urbias. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 61 75 64 69      41 72 61 62 69 61 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01110101 01100100 01101001 00100000 01000001 01110010 01100001 01100010 01101001 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a u d i   A r a b i a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0075 0064 0069      0041 0072 0061 0062 0069 0061 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53678770752358467687567 |
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