HUSSEIN

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• HUSSEIN (noun)
  The noun HUSSEIN has 2 senses:

1. Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)

2. king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)

  Familiarity information: HUSSEIN used as a noun is rare.

• HUSSEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Husain; Husayn; Hussein; Saddam; Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti; Saddam Hussein

Instance hypernyms:

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Sense 2

Meaning:

King of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Husain; Husayn; Hussein; ibn Talal Hussein; King Hussein

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

 Context examples 

Thanks to the work in Kenya of Hussein Isack, who electrified me as an 11-year-old when I heard him speak in Cape Town, we’ve long known that people can increase their rate of finding bees’ nests by collaborating with honeyguides, sometimes following them for over a kilometre.

(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)