United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates

  • /juˌnaɪ̯tɪd ˌaɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪ(t)s/ UK
  • /jʊˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˌɛɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪts/ US

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

proper noun the United Arab Emirates

  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.

    Similar: Arab Emirates, Emirates, Trucial Oman, UAE

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@misc{united_arab_emirates_2026,
  title = {United Arab Emirates},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/united%20arab%20emirates},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}