amir
Britishnoun
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a variant spelling of emir
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(formerly) the ruler of Afghanistan; ameer
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Etymology
Origin of amir
C19: from Arabic, variant of emir
Example Sentences
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When the Taliban defense minister, Yaqoub — who is the son of the first amir, Mullah Omar — traveled to Doha in July, he met, unannounced, with West.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022
President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the amir of Kuwait, on Sept. 13, 2013, in the Oval Office.
From US News • May 10, 2016
He doesn’t really do ugly, Uzzie. amir getting movement away from him, and I’d shove a second gripper in.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2016
On July 1st, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which had long recognized Mullah Omar as its amir, issued a public statement asserting that Mullah Omar was dead and shifting its allegiance to the Islamic State.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2015
In Spain every amir tried to free himself from a suzerainty which appeared to him only nominal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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