Emirate

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  • noun. The office of an emir.
  • noun. The nation or territory ruled by an emir.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The office or rank of an emir.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A country ruled by an emir.
  • noun. The office of an emir.
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  • noun. the domain controlled by an emir
  • noun. the office of an emir
  • Word Usage
    "The participation of Dubai is seen as vital to the success of the new OECD initiative, as the emirate is a major trading and consumption hub for gold, and comes a decade after a similar process was introduced to keep so-called blood diamonds off the global market."
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