Ajman

American

[aj-mahn] / ædʒˈmɑn /

noun

a sheikdom in E Arabia, the smallest of the United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf. 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).

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The ship, which had left Ajman in the United Arab Emirates destined for Singapore, was heading for Iranian waters.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Residents were evacuated after a fire spread through a residential building in the city of Ajman.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023

Alex Marshal, general manager of the ICC’s integrity unit, said Chhavakar had come to the attention of investigators through his involvement in organizing a cricket tournament at Ajman, United Arab Emirates, in 2018.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022

"It feels really good," Mansoor said in an interview from his sand-colored apartment block in downtown Ajman, a small city-state in the United Arab Emirates.

From US News • Aug. 26, 2016

Fauntroy said he had been living rent-free for the past three months in Ajman, north of Dubai, in an apartment occupied by a South Sudanese couple and their son.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2016

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