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Saudi, n. and a.|ˈsaʊdɪ, ˈsɔːdɪ, sɑːˈuːdɪ|
[ad. Arab. sa‘ūdī, f. the name Sa‘ūd (see below) + -i.]
A. n.
a. A member of the Arabian Sa‘ūd dynasty, the rulers of Nejd since the eighteenth century and of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1932.
b. = Saudi Arabian n.B. adj.
a. Of or pertaining to the Sa‘ūd dynasty.
b. = Saudi Arabian a.
1933K. Williams Ibn Sa‘ud i. 18 Muhammad took Riyadh... The Sa‘udis could neither forget nor forgive their humiliation. Ibid. 23 Was the star of the Sa‘udi scion.. not to appear? Ibid. ii. 28 Arabia knew that a Sa‘udi was..again master of Riyadh. 1949Britannica Bk. of Year 51/1 A fraternal declaration which it was hoped would be the beginning of friendlier relations between the Saudi and Hashimi dynasties. 1957Encyl. Brit. II. 169/1 The name Arabia is quite often used, incorrectly, when reference is intended to the Saudi kingdom only. 1959W. Thesiger Arabian Sands xii. 227 At that time I was dressed as a Saudi. Ibid. xiii. 245 They were dressed in Saudi fashion, in long white shirts, gold-embroidered cloaks, and white head-cloths. 1962Listener 5 Apr. 587/1 The Saudis could not bear the thought of an expansion of Hashimite power into Syria. 1974Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVI. 275/2 The 10,000 Saudi Arabs employed by Aramco..are exposed to modern industrial skills, technology, [etc.]. 1976Daily Record (Glasgow) 22 Nov. 15/2 While I was there, Lebanese and Saudis in exquisite white silk suits, sipped pink champagne and peeled off {pstlg}20 tips to English waitresses. 1976Star (Sheffield) 3 Dec. 14/7 Sheffield workers got a pat on the back..for helping to save a Saudi customer waiting.
Hence ˈSaudian, ˈSaudite adjs.
1949[see Hashimite a. and n.]. 1950W. Theimer Encycl. World Politics 378/1 Some experts believe that the Saudian oilfields contain one-half of the world's oil reserves. |