Kuwait
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Ku·wait | \ ku̇-ˈwāt 
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\Definition of Kuwait
1 country in southwestern Asia in Arabia at the head of the Persian Gulf; a sheikhdom, before 1961 under British protection area 6880 square miles (17,818 square kilometers), population 2,916,000
2 or Kuwait City city, port at head of the Persian Gulf, and capital of the country of Kuwait population 28,859
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Kuwaiti \ ku-ˈwā-tē \ adjective or noun
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