Kuwait
proper noun
- Middle Eastern country
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /k(j)uːˈweɪt/ / /kuːˈweɪt/ / /kʊˈweɪt/
name
Etymology: From Arabic الْكُوَيْت (al-kuwayt), diminutive of اَلْكُوت (al-kūt).
- A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait. Capital: Kuwait City.
“The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.”
- Ellipsis of Kuwait City: The capital city of Kuwait.