gulf states

Noun gulf states has 2 senses

• gulf states(n = noun.location) - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas;
is a kind of geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
is a part of south
has parts: al, alabama, camellia state, heart of dixie, everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state, la, louisiana, pelican state, magnolia state, mississippi, ms, lone-star state, texas, tx

• gulf states(n = noun.location) - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf;
is a kind of geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
has parts: bahrain, bahrein, state of bahrain, iran, islamic republic of iran, persia, al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq, koweit, kuwait, state of kuwait, muscat and oman, oman, sultanate of oman, katar, qatar, state of katar, state of qatar, kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia, united arab emirates