saudi

«saudi» in Mova's school dictionary: Saudi describes Saudi Arabia, a large desert country in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Saudi); noun (a Saudi, Saudis)

meaning for a pupil

1) Saudi describes Saudi Arabia, a large desert country in the Middle East, or its people, as in a Saudi city. tree →

2) A Saudi is a person from Saudi Arabia. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and religion lessons, Saudi Arabia covers most of the Arabian Peninsula; its capital is Riyadh; it holds Mecca and Medina, the holiest cities in Islam, which millions of Muslims visit on pilgrimage (Hajj). It is very rich in oil. It is ruled by a king, and its laws are strict. In news, it is often just called Saudi.

examples

• Saudi Arabia is mostly desert. tree →
• Riyadh is the Saudi capital. tree →
• Millions of Muslims travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj. tree →
• The Saudi football team played in the World Cup. tree →
• Saudi Arabia sells a lot of oil. tree →
• Her uncle works in Saudi. tree →

note

Always a capital S. Said SOW-dee (rhymes with cloudy) or SAW-dee. The country is named after the Saud family who rule it. Saudi Arabia is in Asia, not Africa.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «saudi» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.