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Saudi

UK/ˈsaʊdi/ US/ˈsɔːdi/ fairly common informal
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people

  • “the Saudi-Arabian desert”
  • “the Saudi Royal family”
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Origin

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd, “Saud”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, Saud + -i.

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