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emirate

/ˈɛməɹət/

emirate noun: a country ruled by an emir.

Noun

emirate (plural emirates)

  1. A country ruled by an emir.
  2. The office of an emir.
    Synonyms:
    emirship

emirate meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto

emirate in Hindi

country ruled by an emir
अमीरात amīrāt, इमारत imārat

emirate in Urdu

country ruled by an emir
اِمارَت imārat

emirate in Bengali

country ruled by an emir
আমিরাত amirat

emirate in Pashto

country ruled by an emir
امارت emārát
More languagesFewer languages
emirate in Tagalog
emirato
emirate in Arabic
إِمَارَات ʔimārāt, إِمَارَة ʔimāra
emirate in Malay
emiriah
emirate in Indonesian
keamiran, emirat
emirate in Thai
เอมิเรต ee-mí-rèet
emirate in Vietnamese
tiểu vương quốc

Synonyms of emirate

Forms of emirate

pluralemirates

Plural of emirate: emirates

Origin of emirate

From emir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

Words formed from emirate

Phrases with emirate

Questions about emirate

What does emirate mean?
Emirate means a country ruled by an emir.
What is emirate in Hindi?
Emirate in Hindi is अमीरात (amīrāt), इमारत (imārat). See Emirate meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is emirate?
Emirate is a noun.
How do you pronounce emirate?
Emirate is pronounced /ˈɛməɹət/.
What is the plural of emirate?
The plural of emirate is emirates.

Words near emirate in the dictionary

  1. eminential
  2. eminently
  3. eminentness
  4. emiocytosis
  5. emir
  6. emirate
  7. Emirate of Afghanistan
  8. Emirate of Bari
  9. Emirate of Ifriqiya
  10. Emirate of Sicily
  11. emirates

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