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# saudi

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

«saudi» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Saudi describes Saudi Arabia, a large desert country in the Middle East, or its people, as in a Saudi city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#m1)
2. A Saudi is a person from Saudi Arabia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#x1)
- Riyadh is the Saudi capital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#x2)
- Millions of Muslims travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#x3)
- The Saudi football team played in the World Cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#x4)
- Saudi Arabia sells a lot of oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#x5)
- Her uncle works in Saudi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saudi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saudi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saudi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saudi.html) on Mova free.