Saudi Arabian

Mecca's home nation

Saudi Arabian describes people, things, or customs from Saudi Arabia, the kingdom occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula.

As a noun, a Saudi Arabian is a person from that country: Saudi Arabian officials announced the policy change.

The shorter form Saudi works as both noun and adjective and is more common in casual usage: The Saudis control significant oil reserves.

geography

desert

To leave behind completely

  • sandFine rock particles
  • dunesWind-formed sand ridges
  • oasisFertile desert spot

arid · Red Sea · Persian Gulf · Riyadh · Jeddah · wadi · scorching · camel · sandstorm · date palms

culture

Mecca

Islam's most sacred city

  • MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
  • HajjIslamic pilgrimage obligation
  • KaabaSacred cube in Mecca

Ramadan · Islam · Sunni · Wahhabism · Salafism · Quran · Sharia · mosque · imam · abaya

petroleum

oil

Slippery viscous fluid

  • OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
  • AramcoSaudi national oil corporation
  • crudeUnpolished, raw state

petroleum · reserves · export · barrel · refinery · drilling · petrochemicals · energy · black gold · hydrocarbons

modernization

Vision 2030

Saudi diversification strategy

reforms · Crown Prince · megaprojects · privatization · cinema · concerts

nationality

citizen

Legal national member

  • passportGovernment-issued travel credential
  • expatriateOne living abroad permanently
  • visaTravel authorization stamp

naturalization · consulate · embassy · diaspora · residency · demographics · monarchy · kingdom · sovereignty · national identity

Opposites
geopolitical rivalry

Saudi ArabianIranian

From Tehran's country

Shia · Qatari · Yemeni · Israeli · Iraqi

governance and social structure

Saudi ArabianSwedish

Of a Nordic kingdom

Dutch · Norwegian · Danish · Canadian · Israeli

Family

Saudi, Arabian, Arabia, Arab, Arabs, Arabic, Arabization

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G