emirate

[uh-meer-it, -eyt, ey-meer-, em-er-it] Origin

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 + -ate3
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Emirate is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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emirate (ɛˈmɪərɪt, ˈɛmɪrɪt)
 
n
1.  the rank or office of an emir
2.  the government, jurisdiction, or territory of an emir

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emirate
1863, rule or territory of an emir.
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