gulf states
English Thesaurus
1. the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | bahrain, bahrein, state of bahrain, |
| definition | : | an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | iran, islamic republic of iran, persia, |
| definition | : | a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq, |
| definition | : | a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | koweit, kuwait, state of kuwait, |
| definition | : | an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | muscat and oman, oman, sultanate of oman, |
| definition | : | a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | katar, qatar, state of katar, state of qatar, |
| definition | : | an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia, |
| definition | : | an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | united arab emirates, |
| definition | : | a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves (noun.location) |
2. a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas (noun.location)
| part holonym | : | al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, |
| definition | : | a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state, |
| definition | : | a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | la, louisiana, pelican state, |
| definition | : | a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | magnolia state, mississippi, ms, |
| definition | : | a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lone-star state, texas, tx, |
| definition | : | the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | south, |
| definition | : | the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line (noun.location) |
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