Gulf States

[ guhlf steyts ]

plural noun

1. the states of the U.S. bordering on the Gulf of Mexico: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
2. Also called Per·sian Gulf States [pur, -zh, uh, n , guhlf, steyts, -sh, uh, n]. the oil-producing countries bordering on or located near the Persian Gulf: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Gulf States

plural noun

1. the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
2. the states of the US that border on the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas

Example Sentences

Up to now countries like China and the Gulf States have been classified as developing economies and been exempt from contributing.

From BBC

“It will be interesting to observe whether the group charts a new course in coming months,” said Gregory D. Johnsen, a Yemen expert at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

From New York Times

Arabian Gulf States Institute of Washington fellow Hussein Ibish, said the delay appeared to be the US signalling "what they're not going to do, which is strike inside Iran".

From BBC

For countries, the EU and Gulf States in particular, which have seen their previous investments - hospitals, schools and universities - blown to smithereens over the past three months, it is hardly a tempting prospect.

From BBC

China, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are still defined as developing countries for COP purposes, by the way, and therefore aren't obliged to pay into funds like this - a big bone of contention.

From BBC