Saudi

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/ˈsaʊdi//ˈsɔːdi//sɑˈudi/

adjective

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

“The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.”

Similar
Saudi ArabianSaudi-Arabian
CommonScrabble 6

Meanings

adjectiveSaudi (comparative more Saudi, superlative most Saudi)

comparative more Saudi · superlative most Saudi

  1. From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

    Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change.

    2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN
    1 more example

    Not available officially until 1960, public education is free to any Saudi girl whose family permits it.

    1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 438

    Synonyms: Saudi Arabian

nounSaudi (plural Saudis)

plural Saudis

  1. A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

    The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.

    1 more example

    It was in that moment I connected with what Saudis had been feeling in the months since Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, stripped these morality guardians of their power.

    2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN

    Synonyms: Saudi Arabian

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisinformalEllipsis of Saudi Arabia.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFrom, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

nounA person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to Saudi Arabia or its people

Similar
Saudi-Arabian

nouna native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicسُعُودِيّ
  2. EnglishSaudi

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd, “Saud”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, Saud + -i.

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Translations

Arabic سُعُودِيّ, سُعُودِيّ
  • سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy)person from Saudi Arabia
  • سُعُودِيَّة (suʕūdiyya)person from Saudi Arabia
Bengali সৌদি
  • সৌদি (śōudi)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
Bulgarian сауди́тски
  • сауди́тски (saudítski)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
Catalan saudita, saudita
  • sauditapertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • sauditaperson from Saudi Arabia
Chinese Mandarin 沙特阿拉伯, 沙特
  • 沙特阿拉伯 (Shātè Ālābó)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • 沙特 (Shātè)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • 沙特人 (shātèrén)person from Saudi Arabia
Czech saúdskoarabský, saúdský
  • saúdskoarabskýpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saúdskýpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • Saúdský Arabperson from Saudi Arabia
  • Saúdská Arabkaperson from Saudi Arabia
Danish saudier
  • saudierperson from Saudi Arabia
Dutch Saudi
  • Saudiperson from Saudi Arabia
Esperanto saudarabia, saŭdano
  • saudarabiapertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saŭdanoperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saŭdarabianoperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saŭdaninoperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saŭdarabianinoperson from Saudi Arabia
Finnish saudi-, saudiarabialainen
  • saudi-pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudiarabialainenpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudiperson from Saudi Arabia
French saoudien, saoudi
  • saoudienpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saoudipertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saouditepertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • Saoudienperson from Saudi Arabia
  • Saoudienneperson from Saudi Arabia
German saudisch, saudi-arabisch
  • saudischpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudi-arabischpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • Saudiperson from Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi-Araberperson from Saudi Arabia
Greek σαουδαραβικός
  • σαουδαραβικός (saoudaravikós)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
Hebrew סֻּעוּדִּיָּה
  • סֻּעוּדִּיָּה (su'udiyah)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
Hindi सऊदी, सऊदी
  • सऊदी (saūdī)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • सऊदी (saūdī)person from Saudi Arabia
Hungarian szaudi, szaudi
  • szaudipertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • szaudiperson from Saudi Arabia
Italian saudita, saudiano
  • sauditapertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudianopertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • sauditaperson from Saudi Arabia
Norwegian Bokmål saudisk, saudiarabisk
  • saudiskpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudiarabiskpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudierperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saudiaraberperson from Saudi Arabia
Polish saudyjski, Saudyjczyk
  • saudyjskipertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • Saudyjczykperson from Saudi Arabia
  • Saudyjkaperson from Saudi Arabia
Portuguese saudita, saudita
  • sauditapertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • sauditaperson from Saudi Arabia
Romanian saudit, saudit
  • sauditpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • sauditperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saudităperson from Saudi Arabia
Russian сау́довский, сауди́йский
  • сау́довский (saúdovskij)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • сауди́йский (saudíjskij)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • сау́довец (saúdovec)person from Saudi Arabia
  • сау́довка (saúdovka)person from Saudi Arabia
  • сауди́ец (saudíjec)person from Saudi Arabia
  • сауди́йка (saudíjka)person from Saudi Arabia
Slovak saúdský
  • saúdskýpertaining to Saudi Arabia
Spanish saudí, saudita
  • saudípertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • sauditapertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudíperson from Saudi Arabia
  • sauditaperson from Saudi Arabia
Swedish saudisk, saudier
  • saudiskpertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • saudierperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saudiarabperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saudiskaperson from Saudi Arabia
  • saudiarabiskaperson from Saudi Arabia
Tagalog Saudi, Saudi
  • Saudipertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • Saudiperson from Saudi Arabia
Tamil சவுதி
  • சவுதி (cavuti)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
Thai ซาอุดีอาระเบีย
  • ซาอุดีอาระเบีย (saa-ù-dii-aa-rá-biia)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
Turkish Suudi, Suudi Arabistanlı
  • Suudiperson from Saudi Arabia
  • Suudi Arabistanlıperson from Saudi Arabia
Ukrainian сау́дівський, сау́дівець
  • сау́дівський (saúdivsʹkyj)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • сау́дівець (saúdivecʹ)person from Saudi Arabia
  • сау́дівка (saúdivka)person from Saudi Arabia
Urdu سَعُودی, سَعُودی
  • سَعُودی (sa'ūdī)pertaining to Saudi Arabia
  • سَعُودی (sa'ūdī)person from Saudi Arabia

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Cite this entry
APA

Saudi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saudi

MLA

“Saudi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saudi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saudi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saudi.

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