dhahran
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1. an 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 (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | town, |
definition | : | an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city (noun.location) |
part meronym | : | kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia, |
definition | : | an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy (noun.location) |
domain category | : | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act, |
definition | : | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear (noun.act) |
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