gulf states

1. A region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico;
   Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas (synset 109072055)
   is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   has:

   • al, ala., alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
   • everglade state, fl, fla., florida, sunshine state - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
   • la, la., louisiana, pelican state - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
   • magnolia state, miss., mississippi, ms - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
   • lone-star state, tex., texas, tx - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
   is a part of: south - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
2. The countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf (synset 108930167)
   is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   has:

   • bahrain, bahrein, state of bahrain - an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
   • iran, islamic republic of iran, persia - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
   • al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
   • koweit, kuwait, state of kuwait - an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
   • muscat and oman, oman, sultanate of oman - a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
   • katar, qatar, state of katar, state of qatar - an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
   • kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia - an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
   • united arab emirates - a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves

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