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Saudi Arabia

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English

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Flag of Saudi Arabia

Etymology

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See Saudi and Arabia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsaʊ.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɔː.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/
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Proper noun

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Saudi Arabia

  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh.
    • 2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN[1]:
      I’ve been visiting Saudi Arabia for close to two decades and in that time I’ve experienced some incredible things.

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Translations

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See also

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English Saudi Arabia, from Saudi +‎ Arabia, with the former from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), and the latter from Latin Arabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Proper noun

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Saudi Arabia

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)
    • 2019 — Lopez, Herty B., 18,000 ka Trabaho Karong Mayo 1 (27 April), SuperBalita
      Gibutyag niini nga aduna’y[sic] 211 ka nurses ang gipangita sa lokal ug 3,251 abroad, ilabi na sa mga nasod sa Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Bahrain ug Kuwait ang nangita niini.
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Saudi Arabia, from Saudi +‎ Arabia, with the former from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), and the latter from Latin Ā̆rabia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌsawdi ʔaˈɾabja/ [ˌsaʊ̯.d̪ɪ ʔɐˈɾab.jɐ]
      • Rhymes: -abja
      • Syllabification: Sau‧di A‧rab‧ia
    • IPA(key): /ˌsawdi ʔaˌɾejbiˈa/ [ˌsaʊ̯.d̪ɪ ʔɐˈɾeɪ̯.bjɐ]
      • Rhymes: -a
      • Syllabification: Sau‧di A‧ra‧bi‧a

Proper noun

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Saudi Arabia (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜇᜊ᜔ᜌ or ᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜌ)

  1. Saudi Arabia (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

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Further reading

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  • Saudi Arabia”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.