Saudi
From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
Adjective
- From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
- Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change. - 2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN:
Origin
Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
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Proper noun
- Ellipsis of Saudi Arabia.
Noun
- A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
- The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.
- It was in that moment I connected with what Saudis had been feeling in the months since Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, stripped these morality guardians of their power. - 2020 December 5, Nic...