Gulf States

Gulf States
noun
1. a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
• Part Holonyms: ↑South
• Part Meronyms:
2. the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
• Part Meronyms:

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1. the states of the U.S. bordering on the Gulf of Mexico: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
2. Also called Persian Gulf States. the oil-producing countries bordering on or located near the Persian Gulf: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Gulf States plural noun
The small Arab states, rich in oil, bordering the Arabian Gulf, ie Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates
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Main Entry: ↑gulf

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1) the countries bordering on the Persian Gulf (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman)
2) the U.S. states that border on the Gulf of Mexico (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas)

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