1. an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s; [syn: Bahrain, State of Bahrain, Bahrein]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
State of Bahrain
n 1: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of
Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs
until reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: Bahrain,
State of Bahrain, Bahrein]