sheikdom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sheikdom
Example Sentences
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The Gulf Arab sheikdom is normally home to 2.9 million people.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
The incident marked a rare outburst of violence in this business-friendly, tourism-focused Gulf Arab sheikdom.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
In fact, they were soldiers for a secret American-led mercenary army being built by Erik Prince, the billionaire founder of Blackwater Worldwide, with $529 million from the oil-soaked sheikdom.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2011
To many Americans, it sounded as though Bush was planning to lead the U.S. into a war to oust Iraq from the conquered oil sheikdom of Kuwait.
From Time Magazine Archive
He found the tiny desert sheikdom of Kuwait, on the Persian Gulf, "little more than a vast oil well with a small town on top of it."
From Time Magazine Archive
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