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Emirate of Afghanistan

Emirate of Afghanistan proper noun: a sovereign state in Central and South Asia, ruled by an emir, that existed from 1823 to 1926, preceding the Kingdom of Afghanistan.

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Proper noun

the Emirate of Afghanistan

  1. A sovereign state in Central and South Asia, ruled by an emir, that existed from 1823 to 1926, preceding the Kingdom of Afghanistan.

Origin of Emirate of Afghanistan

Borrowed from Persian امارت افغانستان.

Words formed from Emirate of Afghanistan

Questions about Emirate of Afghanistan

What does Emirate of Afghanistan mean?
Emirate of Afghanistan means a sovereign state in Central and South Asia, ruled by an emir, that existed from 1823 to 1926, preceding the Kingdom of Afghanistan.
What part of speech is Emirate of Afghanistan?
Emirate of Afghanistan is a proper noun.

Words near Emirate of Afghanistan in the dictionary

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

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