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Saudi Arabia

Definition: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Noun

1. 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.
 

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Saudi Arabia

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.

EntrySourceExpressionField
SAEnglishKingdom of Saudi ArabiaGeography, Law

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Saudi Arabia

Synonym: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: sau (geography, law).

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Crosswords: Saudi Arabia

English words defined with "Saudi Arabia": Al MadinahBahrain, Bahreincapital of Saudi ArabiaFahd, Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud, Faisal, Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-SaudGulf of Akaba, Gulf of AqabaJidda, JiddahKingdom of Saudi ArabiaMecca, MedinaRiyadh, riyalSaudi, 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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Commercial Usage: Saudi Arabia

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Pigments, Paints, Varnishes and Related Materials in Saudi Arabia (reference)

  • Executive Report on Strategies in Saudi Arabia,1999 edition (reference)

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Fresh Apples in Saudi Arabia (reference)

  • A Strategic Profile of Saudi Arabia,1999 edition (reference)

  • Executive Report on Strategies in Saudi Arabia, 2000 edition (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • A History of Saudi Arabia (reference)

  • Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia (reference)

  • Succession in Saudi Arabia (reference)

  • Forbidden Truth: U.S.-Taliban Secret Oil Diplomacy, Saudi Arabia and the Failed Search for bin Laden (reference)

  • Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Saudi Arabia

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Saudi Arabia

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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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Saudi Arabia

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Spoken Usage: Saudi Arabia

SpeakerPhrase(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.

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Expressions: Saudi Arabia

Expressions using "Saudi Arabia": capital of Saudi Arabia kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Saudi Arabia

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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.

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Modern Translations: Saudi Arabia

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

   

Portuguese

  

Arábia Saudita (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

саудовский аравия, Саудовская Аравия. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

saudijska arabija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

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)

   

Swedish

  

saudi-arabien. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ประเทศซาอุ"ิอาระเบีย, ซาอุ"ิอาระเบีย. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

suudi arabistan. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Saudi Arabia

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.

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Alternative Orthography: Saudi Arabia


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 61 75 64 69      41 72 61 62 69 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100001 01110101 01100100 01101001 00100000 01000001 01110010 01100001 01100010 01101001 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#97 &#117 &#100 &#105 &#32 &#65 &#114 &#97 &#98 &#105 &#97

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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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Spoken
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Abbreviations
13. Acronyms
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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