sheikhdom

/ ˈʃeɪkdəm /

noun

1. the territory ruled by a sheikh

Example Sentences

The overall group declared a dividend to its owner, the sheikhdom’s sovereign wealth fund known as the Investment Corporation of Dubai, of $1 billion.

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However, a massive storm forecasters had been warning about for days blew through the country’s seven sheikhdoms.

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Schools across the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms, largely shut ahead of the storm and government employees were largely working remotely if able.

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The UAE, an autocratic federation of seven hereditarily ruled sheikhdoms, has signs of that risk.

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The temple nods back in its seven spires, the number of sheikhdoms in this autocratic federation on the Arabian Peninsula.

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