Kuwait

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.

Proper noun

  1. 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...
  2. Ellipsis of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.

Origin

From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).

Forms

Koweit Kowait Kuwayt

Wikipedia

Kuwait

Related

Kuwaiti Countries of the world