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Trucial Coast

[ troo-shuhl ]
/ ˈtru ʃəl /

noun

See under United Arab Emirates.

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Origin of Trucial Coast

trucial, equivalent to truce + -ial, referring to a maritime truce created in 1853 between Britain and certain Omani sheiks

Words nearby Trucial Coast

truant officer, truantry, Trubetzkoy, truce, Truchas Peaks, Trucial Coast, Trucial States, truck, truckage, truck bolster, truck camper
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