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U.A.E.

American  
Or UAE

abbreviation

  1. United Arab Emirates.


UAE British  

abbreviation

  1. United Arab Emirates

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The exit freed Abu Dhabi, an emirate within U.A.E., from the cartel’s quota restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The U.A.E. is ramping up oil production in a bid to establish itself more prominently as an energy superpower.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The U.A.E. was, in 2022, placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s gray list due to insufficient controls on anti-money-laundering and terror financing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Elsewhere, the U.A.E. is accelerating a second pipeline to Fujairah, a strategic port city outside the Strait of Hormuz, that would double its crude-export capacity, even though Fujairah itself has suffered drone attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The U.S. got the United Arab Emirates to agree to forgo making nuclear fuel with the caveat that if Washington afforded any neighbor more-generous terms, the U.A.E. could renegotiate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

But there are already dissenting members within the confederations, like Bhutan, the Philippines, and the UAE within Asia, who have all backed Infantino.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

An extradition agreement is in place between the UAE and Ireland and it was used to extradite Sean McGovern, a "senior lieutenant" in the organised crime group.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The Iranians see Witkoff’s business ties to the UAE, and Jared Kushner’s ties to the Saudis, not to mention Israel, as cause for deep suspicion as well, people familiar with Iranian negotiators told me.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

“Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait and others… I spoke to all of them and they would love to invest more money in the United States,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

All seven emirates are only as big as half of Oklahoma, but the UAE is one of the richest countries in the world.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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