Kuwait
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Kuwait
- /k(j)uːˈweɪt/ UK
- /kuːˈweɪt/ US
- /kʊˈweɪt/ US
- /kʊˈʋɛːt̪/ India, North
- /kʊˈʋejt̪/ India, South
Rhymes with -eɪt, (South India) -eɪθ
Where it comes from
From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
proper noun Koweit · Kowait · Kuwayt
- A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City. The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
- Ellipsis of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: koweit, iraq, kuwaiti, kyrgyzstan, iraqi, lebanon, emirate, kiribati, kuna, city, country, occupation, invasion, gulf, kuwaitis, kwt
Translations
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name country in West Asia
| Español | Kuwait |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쿠웨이트 Kuweiteu |
| 日本語 | クウェート Kuwēto |
| 中文 | 科威特 Kēwēitè |
| हिन्दी | कुवैत kuvait |
| Kiswahili | Kuwait |
| Português | Kuwait, Kuait, Kuaite |
| Français | Koweït |
| Deutsch | Kuwait |
| Italiano | il Kuwait |
| Ελληνικά | Κουβέιτ Kouvéit |
| Română | Kuwait, Kuweit |
| Русский | Куве́йт Kuvéjt |
| Tiếng Việt | Cô-oét |
| العربية | الْكُوَيْت al-kuwayt |
| עברית | כְּוֵית, כְּווֵית kuwayt |
Talk about this word "Kuwait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kuwait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kuwait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kuwait "Kuwait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kuwait.Cite this
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title = {Kuwait},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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