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United Arab Emirates

proper noun

  1. Middle Eastern country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /juˌnaɪ̯tɪd ˌaɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪ(t)s/ / /jʊˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˌɛɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪts/

name

Etymology: Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyya l-muttaḥida).

  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Capital: Abu Dhabi. Largest city: Dubai.

    “The expected announcement is tied to his trip to the Middle East next week, where he’ll visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the officials said.”

    “Five of them — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — supply more than a third of the world’s urea, an important nitrogen fertilizer, and nearly a quarter of another one, ammonia.”