Definition of Koweit

1. Noun. A seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait.

Exact synonyms: Capital Of Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait City
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Kuwait, State Of Kuwait

2. Noun. An Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum.
Exact synonyms: Kuwait, State Of Kuwait
Group relationships: Arab League, Opec, Organization Of Petroleum-exporting Countries
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Group relationships: Middle East, Mideast, Near East, Gulf States, Asia
Terms within: Capital Of Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait City
Member holonyms: Kuwaiti

Lexicographical Neighbors of Koweit

Kostroma
Kota
Kota Bharu
Kota Kinabalu
Kotar
Kotava
Kotex
Kotoko
Kott
Kotte
Kourotrophos
Kourtney
Koussevitzky
Kovna
Kovno
Koweit (current term)
Kowloon
Koyukon
Koyukons
Kozani
Kozhikode
Košice
Kr
Krabbe's disease
Krafft-Ebing
Krakatao
Krakatau
Krakatoa
Krakau
Kraken

Literary usage of Koweit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1903)
"Koweit, at the head of the Persian Gulf, has been taken under the protection of ... The Sheik of Koweit has been aided before in asserting his independence, ..."

2. The Persian Problem: An Examination of the Rival Positions of Russia and by Henry James Whigham (1903)
"... CHAPTER VII THE IMPORTANCE OF Koweit THOUGH Koweit is one of the cleanest and most prosperous ports in the Gulf, there is nothing in the aspect of the ..."

3. All the Russias: Travels and Studies in Contemporary European Russia by Henry Norman (1903)
"But when the Schab reached Koweit she found a British gunboat already there, the commander of which prohibited her from landing troops, and a British naval ..."

4. On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia by Lawrence John Lumley Dundas Zetland (1904)
"... Koweit incident—Ways and communications — Activity in the field of commerce — The ... Koweit ..."

5. Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society by Bombay Geographical Society (1865)
"*t\\[ keep an eye on Koweit for future purposes. It is, in my opinion, liy no means impossible that Koweit, under an effective development of the Gulf trade ..."

6. The New Map of Europe (1911-1914): The Story of the Recent European by Herbert Adams Gibbons (1914)
"The Sublime Porte suddenly remembered that Koweit was Ottoman territory, ... But British warships and British bluejackets upheld the independence of Koweit! ..."

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