Hussein

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Hussein

proper noun

A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn. In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.

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Closest in meaning: hussain, saddam, mcmahon, mcclellan, hossain, hassan, husain, husein, husayn, hsien, king, jordan, dictator, leader, deposed, gustavo

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@misc{hussein_2026,
  title = {Hussein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hussein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}