Main Entry:

Ku·wait

Pronunciation:

\ku̇-ˈwāt\

Function:

geographical name

1 country SW Asia in Arabia at head of Persian Gulf; a sheikhdom, before 1961 under British protection area 6880 square miles (17,819 square kilometers), population 1,575,570 2 city & port, its ∗ population 28,859

— Ku·waiti \-ˈwā-tē\ adjective or noun