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EMIRATE

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e⋅mir⋅ate

[uh-meer-it, -eyt, ey-meer-, em-er-it]
–noun
1. the office or rank of an emir.
2. the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir.
3. the Emirates. United Arab Emirates.
Also, emeerate (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
1860–65; emir + -ate 3
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em·ir·ate   (ěm'ə-rĭt, -rāt')   
n.  
  1. The office of an emir.

  2. The nation or territory ruled by an emir.

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