emirate
the office or rank of an emir.
the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir.
the Emirates. United Arab Emirates.
Origin of emirate
1- Also a·mir·ate, a·meer·ate, e·meer·ate (for defs. 1, 2) .
Words Nearby emirate
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use emirate in a sentence
We reported a split in the ‘Caucasus emirate’ with some insurgents joining ISIS.
Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt least two of the victims were connected to the Caucasus emirate, according to Turkish news reports.
You have a line in the film where you joke to James, “I live in an emirate.”
Alec Baldwin Uncensored: On His HBO Doc, Bloomberg, Polanski, and The New York Times | Marlow Stern | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe stronghold in Mali was to be the centerpiece of a larger Qaeda emirate across the Sahel from Mauretania to Nigeria.
The group followed that strategy after the Afghan Taliban emirate was toppled in 2001.
Their most southerly emirate is Adamawa, the country on both sides of the upper Benue.
In 1313 the town was taken by Saru Khan and became the capital of the Turcoman emirate of that name.
Toward the close of the ninth century the emirate began to break under the strain of constant war.
A History of Spain | Charles E. ChapmanThe offer was a notable one, a high emirate in the Egyptian service.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for emirate
/ (ɛˈmɪərɪt, ˈɛmɪrɪt) /
the rank or office of an emir
the government, jurisdiction, or territory of an emir
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse