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Definition of Riyadh

1. Noun. Joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia.

Definition of Riyadh

1. Proper noun. Capital of Saudi Arabia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riyadh

Literary usage of Riyadh

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

1. High Country Lockup: Children in Confinement in Colorado by Dorothy Davidson, Lois Whitman, Michael McClintock (1997)
"... of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines) United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines), GA res. ..."

2. Energy Balances of Non-oecd Countries 2002-2003by International Energy Agency by International Energy Agency (2005)
"1420 H (1999/2000G) and 1423/1424 H (2003G), Ministry of Industry and Electricity, Riyadh, 1997 and 1999,2004. A Survey of the Saudi Arabian Oil Industry ..."

3. Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries: 2002-2003by International Energy Agency by International Energy Agency (2005)
"1420 H (1999/2000G) and 1423/1424 H (2003G), Ministry of Industry and Electricity, Riyadh, 1997 and 1999,2004. A Survey of the Saudi Arabian Oil Industry ..."

4. Shifting Sands by Will Kester (2007)
"He was met by military escort, which took him, straight from the airport in Dhahran, to the government offices in Riyadh. Saleh had been to capital city of ..."

5. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The railway from the port of Dammam to the oilfields at Abqaiq and through Hofuf to Riyadh was opened late In 1951. A metalled road connects Mecca with its ..."

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