Riyadh

Definitions

1. A province of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh.
2. The capital city of Saudi Arabia.
3. The government of Saudi Arabia.
   metonymically

Equivalents

Examples

“U.S. President Donald Trump delighted his Saudi hosts in Riyadh on May 13, telling them America wouldn’t be giving “lectures on how to live⟳” under his watch⟳.”

“Notable in the delegation was a significant contingent of cultural bodies, a move⟳ which immediately drew criticism that the Gulf state was “art-washing” – using Britain’s venerable institutions to improve⟳ its international image even as concerns over Riyadh’s human rights record⟳ continue⟳ to mount⟳.”

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