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Kuwaiti

[ koo-wey-tee ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Kuwait.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Kuwait or its inhabitants.

Kuwaiti

/ kʊˈweɪtɪ; kəʊˈweɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Kuwait or its inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Kuwait
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kuwaiti1

First recorded in 1925–30; from Arabic ܷɲī, equivalent to Kuwayt Kuwait + a suffix indicating relationship or origin
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Example Sentences

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The UK government says the Bidoon people have been classed as "illegal residents" by the Kuwaiti state since the 1960s.

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At least 45 people in Kuwaiti Al-Salam Camp 1, which was built in early January, were killed by the blast and subsequent fires, according to the Gazan health ministry.

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Graphic footage showed a number of structures ablaze next to a banner saying “Kuwaiti Peace Camp '1'”, as well as first responders and bystanders carrying several bodies.

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Overnight, at least three people were killed in a strike that hit a house in the Barbara refugee camp in the southernmost city of Rafah, according to the Kuwaiti Hospital.

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The decisions came a month after elections in which Kuwaitis chose a new Parliament, and its members had not yet begun their new session.

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