| NOUN | location | Dhahran | an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf |
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| Sounds | dahraa'n | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
| Part of | Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | An absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia |
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