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Do⋅ha

[doh-hah]
–noun
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf. 100,000.

Qa⋅tar

[kah-tahr, kuh-tahr]
–noun
an independent emirate on the Persian Gulf; under British protection until 1971. 665,485; 8500 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km). Capital: Doha.
Also, Katar.


Qa⋅tar⋅i, adjective, noun
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Do·ha   (dō'hə, -hä)   
The capital of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf. It was a tiny village before oil production began in 1949. Population: 340,000.
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Qatar [(kah-tahr, kuh-tahr)]

Kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula, located on a small peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf, bordered to the south by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Note: Qatar was a British protectorate from 1916 to 1971.
Note: It has successfully exploited its oil reserves since 1949.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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