Riyadh

English

Etymology

From Arabic الرِّيَاض (ar-riyāḍ, literally the meadows).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiˈjɑːd/
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈriːæd/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːd

Proper noun

Riyadh

  1. A province of Saudi Arabia. Capital: Riyadh.
  2. The capital city of Saudi Arabia.
    • 2025 May 27, Thomas Carothers, “A new low on US democracy support”, in POLITICO[1]:
      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.
  3. (metonymic) the government of Saudi Arabia

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Proper noun

Riyadh ?

  1. alternative form of Riade