| 单词 | gulf state |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGulf State Gulf State n. one of the States on the Gulf of Mexico. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [noun] > state on Gulf of Mexico Gulf State1863 1863 W. Phillips Speeches xvii. 389 The Gulf States will monopolize all the offices. Gulf State Gulf State n. (also with lower-case initial(s)) any of the countries which surround the Persian Gulf (in quot. 1954, spec. each of those formerly protectorates of Britain); frequently in plural. ΚΠ 1954 Geogr. Jrnl. 120 441 Many of them [sc. islands in the Persian Gulf] are subject to dispute, either between a Gulf State on the one hand and Saudi Arabia or Persia on the other, or between the Gulf States themselves. 1957 Internat. Affairs 33 54 The only Gulf State possessed at that time of strong naval resources, the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. 1968 Washington Post 22 Feb. k1/7 There is the fear that the revolutionary movement may spread around the Arabian coast from Southern Yemen into the Gulf states. 2002 Time 25 Feb. 48/2 In the West End of London, rich playboys from the gulf states are staples of the clubbing scene. < as lemmas |
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