emirate

[uh-meer-it, -eyt, ey-meer-, em-er-it]

noun

the office or rank of an emir.
the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir.
the Emirates. United Arab Emirates.

Also emeerate (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of emirate

First recorded in 1860–65; emir + -ate³

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Contemporary Examples of emirate

You have a line in the film where you joke to James, “I live in an emirate.”
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Marlow Stern
October 22, 2013
The stronghold in Mali was to be the centerpiece of a larger Qaeda emirate across the Sahel from Mauretania to Nigeria.
Al Qaeda Comeback
Bruce Riedel
April 12, 2013
The group followed that strategy after the Afghan Taliban emirate was toppled in 2001.
Al Qaeda's Kidnap Strategy
Bruce Riedel
December 2, 2011
It developed that he wants an Islamic emirate in Afghanistan, not democracy, which is "Western."
Bin Laden's Death Heightens Tensions in Kabul
Ann Marlowe
May 3, 2011
They believe they have this emirate in Gaza [and that] it will be expanded to some other countries.
Mahmoud Abbas: A President Speaks Out
Dan Ephron
April 24, 2011

Historical Examples of emirate

In 1313 the town was taken by Saru Khan and became the capital of the Turcoman emirate of that name.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5
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Toward the close of the ninth century the emirate began to break under the strain of constant war.
A History of Spain
Charles E. Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for emirate

emirate

noun

the rank or office of an emir
the government, jurisdiction, or territory of an emir

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Word Origin and History for emirate

1863, "rule or territory of an emir;" see emir + -ate.