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Riyadh

UK/ˈriː.æd/ US/ɹiˈjɑːd/ rare

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joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia

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Borrowed from Arabic الرِّيَاض (ar-riyāḍ, literally “the meadows”), from رَوْض (rawḍ, “meadow”).

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