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Dubai

American  
[doo-bahy] / duˈbaɪ /

noun

  1. an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.

  2. a seaport in and the capital of the emirate of Dubai.


Dubai British  
/ duːˈbaɪ /

noun

  1. a sheikhdom in the NE United Arab Emirates, consisting principally of the port of Dubai, on the Persian Gulf: oilfields. Pop: 1 026 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They announced their engagement in September last year after Tom proposed in Dubai in front of the luxury hotel, Burj Al Arab, with a host of candles and flowers.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

With exports constrained by port capacity, it is likely that 4 million to 4.5 million barrels a day has been Yanbu’s maximum sustained capacity, said Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy, a consultancy in Dubai.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

It has since also expanded to Paris and Dubai.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Now with 600 employees, it sells beauty products across West Africa and as far as Paris and Dubai -- around 30 countries in total.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

We didn’t have toys in Dubai, so we made kites out of sticks and butcher paper.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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