United Arab Emirates

[yoo-na-tid ar-uhb uh-meer-its, em-er-its]

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)

1. an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the southern coast formerly, Pirate Coast, thenTrucial Coast of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Abu Dhabi. U.A.E., UAE

United Arab Emirates

plural noun

1. Former name (until 1971): Trucial States.  UAE. a group of seven emirates in SW Asia, on the Persian Gulf: consists of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras el Khaimah, and Fujairah; a former British protectorate; became fully independent in 1971; consists mostly of flat desert, with mountains in the east; rich petroleum resources. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: dirham. Capital: Abu Dhabi. Pop: 5 473 972 (2013 est). Area: 83 600 sq km (32 300 sq miles)

United Arab Emirates

1. A federation of seven kingdoms on the Persian Gulf coast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered to the east by Oman, the south and west by Saudi Arabia, and the northwest by Qatar.

Oil reserves have been exploited since the early 1960s.

Once the domain of pirates, the area was subdued by the British in 1820. It was a British protectorate from 1892 until the late 1960s.

Example Sentences

These include Oracle, Silver Lake and AI investment firm MGX, which, wait a second, is based in the United Arab Emirates and is backed by the Abu Dhabi royal family.

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Its composition has yet to be determined, but it could draw on troops from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia and possibly several Central Asian nations.

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But the Republican billionaire president has broader aspirations -- to revive the Abraham Accords reached during his first White House term, under which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco offered Israel diplomatic recognition.

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Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported the U.S. has approved several billion dollars’ worth of Nvidia chip exports to American customers including Oracle for use in the United Arab Emirates.

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Central Command will be leading an international stabilization force and set up a civil-military coordination center that could include Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, a senior U.S. official said.

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