Kuwait is the small oil-rich Gulf country north of Saudi Arabia. Travel to Kuwait, from Kuwait, the coast of Kuwait.
It is roughly the size of Wales and sits on a very large share of the world's oil reserves, which pay for a state that levies almost no personal tax. Summer temperatures are among the highest recorded anywhere. It was invaded by Iraq in 1990 and liberated the following year.
1nounkuwaitThe small oil-rich Gulf country.
“Kuwait is a small, oil-rich country at the top of the Gulf.”
kuwait is a country.
Arabic
الْكُوَيْت
English
Kuwait
English, today
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Kuwait comes from Arabic الْكُوَيْت, diminutive of اَلْكُوت.
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