emirate
Americannoun
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the office or rank of an emir.
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the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir.
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the Emirates. United Arab Emirates.
noun
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the rank or office of an emir
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the government, jurisdiction, or territory of an emir
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Etymology
Origin of emirate
Vocabulary lists containing emirate
The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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"This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," Trump said at a speech inside the plane's hangar, praising the gulf emirate for being "so nice and providing" it.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
I see how they seem electrified by every image of smoke rising over an emirate and every siren sounding on an American base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The unclaimed drone struck an electrical generator on Sunday near the Arab world's first nuclear power plant in Barakah in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, triggering a fire but causing no injuries nor radiation leak.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
On Monday it accused Iran of firing missiles and drones including a strike on an oil port in the emirate of Fujairah which is located outside the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "dangerous escalation".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
He then returned to Arabia, where he commanded the Arabs against Ibn Saud, the head of a new religious sect, who threatened his father's emirate.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Whenever the Iran war ends, the seven emirates comprising the U.A.E. will have significant refunding commitments to rebuild the damage to their economies caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Closer to Dubai than to the Iranian mainland, Abu Musa was a British protectorate along with seven emirates that are today the United Arab Emirates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
One of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates along with Abu Dhabi, Fujairah is strategically located on the Gulf of Oman, outside the Strait of Hormuz, with direct access to the Indian Ocean.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
In the seven emirates of the UAE, Sharjah outright bans the sale and consumption of alcohol, like neighboring Saudi Arabia, as well as Iran and Kuwait.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
It’s actually made of seven emirates, which are like states, but more like principalities, because they’re owned by seven princes called emirs.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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