Vi fant 2 definisjoner av saudi arabia på engelsk.
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| Saudi Arabia - an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy | ||
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| middle east, mideast, near east the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" | ||
| arabia, arabian peninsula a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources | ||
| gulf states the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf | ||
| arab league an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation | ||
| opec organization of petroleum-exporting countries | ||
| capital of saudi arabia, riyadh joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia | ||
| mecca a place that attracts many visitors; "New York is a mecca for young artists" | ||
| al madinah, medina the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa | ||
| dhahran | ||
| jed'dah, jeddah, jidda, jiddah port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca | ||
| tabuk a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia | ||
| taif a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca | ||
| najd, nejd a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| hedjaz, hejaz, hijaz a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| an nafud, an nefud, nafud, nefud a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds | ||
| ar rimsal, dahna, rub al-khali, great sandy desert a desert in southern Saudi Arabia | ||
| syrian desert a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia | ||