HyperDic: dhahran

English > 1 sense of the word Dhahran:
NOUNlocationDhahranan oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf
Dhahran > pronunciation
Soundsdahraa'n
RhymesAbidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...
English > Dhahran: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dhahran killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people.
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance oftownAn urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part ofSaudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAn absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia

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