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Qatar
[kah-tahr, kuh-tahr, kuh-ter, khah-tahr]
noun
an independent emirate on the Persian Gulf; under British protection until 1971. 8,500 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km). Doha.
Qatar
/ kæˈtɑː /
noun
a state in E Arabia, occupying a peninsula in the Persian Gulf: under Persian rule until the 19th century; became a British protectorate in 1916; declared independence in 1971; exports petroleum and natural gas. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: riyal. Capital: Doha. Pop: 2 042 444 (2013 est). Area: about 11 000 sq km (4250 sq miles)
Qatar
Kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula, located on a small peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf, bordered to the south by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Other Word Forms
- Qatari adjective
Example Sentences
Other countries including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar and Azerbaijan were meanwhile mulling involvement in an international stabilization force for Gaza, the advisors said.
Argentina are the defending champions, beating France on penalties in the last World Cup final in Qatar.
Since then he has had a nomadic coaching career taking him to France, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and even the Lebanese national team.
By contrast, Nepal focused its outreach on Israel and the governments mediating the conflict: Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.
“It’s not a money thing. It’s a reasonable-control thing over the future of the company,” Musk said at the Qatar Economic Forum in May.
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