Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- proper noun
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Reino de Arabia Saudita
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is known for its vast oil reserves and significant impact on the global economy.
Examples
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Following the decline in oil prices in the mid-1980s, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia experienced a recession.
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We now welcome to Larry King Live... ...Prince Bandar, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the U.S.
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Much of its role as a demonstration fell on its powerful northern neighbor, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a whole has also grown rapidly over the last fifty years and will probably continue to do so into the immediate future.
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The third development plan for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1980-1985) gives ample information on the state's commitment to the creation of a modern private sector which will help diversify the Kingdom's economy.
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This support is evidenced in projects as varied as the Al-Muftah Village cultural initiative in Abha and the first-ever pavilion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Arsenale.
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Among the new Arab oil-producing states, the size, cultural conditions, and raw-material endowment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia epitomize the modern politics of the six states lying along the petroleum-rich eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Students were also included from different nations, such as Arabian Gulf students from Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Sultanate of Oman.
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The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, formed in 1981, include: Bahrain, Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Tourism is rapidly growing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially with the launch of new attractions and events.
Synonyms
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A large country in southwest Asia on the Arabian Peninsula ruled by a king with much oil
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is literally compositional: 'kingdom' (a sovereign state) + 'of' + 'Saudi' (relating to the House of Saud) + 'Arabia' (the Arabian region), so a learner who knows those words can infer it denotes a monarchy/country in Arabia associated with the Saud family. Country-name constructions like 'Kingdom of X' are cross-linguistically common, making the meaning immediately transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes from three parts: Kingdom because the nation is ruled by a royal family and a 'king', Saudi after the Al Saud family who created the country today, and Arabia meaning the Arabian land where it sits. So the name shows it is a 'country' ruled by the Saudi royal family.