ameer
Britishnoun
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a variant spelling of emir
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(formerly) the ruler of Afghanistan; amir
Example Sentences
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“We chose our senior commander Mullah Fazlullah as our new ameer,” a spokesman for the group told Reuters by phone from an undisclosed location on Thursday.
From Time
Some were imprisoned on the flimsiest pretexts, all had to appear before the monarch in the most abject manner, and many were constrained to bribe the favourite wives of the ameers to secure their requests.
From Project Gutenberg
The durbar brought out princes and princelings from east, south and west, and even three or four wild-eyed ameers from the north.
From Project Gutenberg
Abdur-Rah`man, the ameer of Afghanistan, subsidised by the English; b.
From Project Gutenberg
The ameer is friendly to the British, but asserts his independence with a great deal of firmness and vigor, and is an ever-present source of anxiety.
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