Hussein

[ hoo-seyn ]

noun

1. Also Ho·sein; Hu·sain [] al-Husayn, a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
2. Sad·dam [sah-, dahm], at-Takriti, 1937–2006, Iraqi political leader: president 1979–2003.

Hussein

/ hʊˈseɪn /

noun

1. AlsoHusain Hussein19351999MJordanianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)
2. HusseinSaddam19372006MIraqiPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006

Example Sentences

There, not far from the magnificent Roman ruins with its towering temple of Bacchus, I met Hussein Nassereldine, 42, whose home had been destroyed in an Israeli strike the night before.

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The old market, or souk, was treasured by Hussein Jaber, 30, who is part of the government’s emergency services.

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On Tuesday, the IDF issued a statement saying Safieddine had been killed along with Ali Hussein Hazima, described as commander of Hezbollah’s Intelligence Headquarters, in a strike on the organisation's main intelligence headquarters in Beirut.

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A man called Saleh said he had “endured a siege for 16 days” while sheltering with his family at Abu Hussein Primary School for Boys.

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Ali fled Saddam Hussein’s Iraq as a 16-year-old fearing for his life.

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