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