U·nit·ed Arab Emirates (y -n  t d) Abbr. UAE A country of eastern Arabia, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Converted to Islam in the 7th century, the area later became a base for pirates and was known as the Pirate Coast into the 19th century. The British signed a series of truces with the ruling sheiks between 1820 and 1892, and the area became known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman. After World War II Britain granted internal autonomy to the sheikdoms or emirates, with the United Arab Emirates being formed in 1971 after Britain withdrew from the area completely. Abu Dhabi is the capital. Population: 4,440,000. |   |
United Arab Emirates
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(Placename) a group of seven emirates in SW Asia, on the Persian Gulf: consists of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras el Khaimah, and Fujairah; a former British protectorate; became fully independent in 1971; consists mostly of flat desert, with mountains in the east; rich petroleum resources. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim. Currency: dirham. Capital: Abu Dhabi. Pop.: 3 108 000 (2001 est.). Area: 83 600 sq. km (32 300 sq. miles) Former name (until 1971) Trucial States Abbreviation UAE
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| Noun | 1. |  United Arab Emirates - a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reservesArab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation OPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum Arabia, Arabian Peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources Gulf States - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates's capital - a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates Dubai - port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations |
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United Arab Emirates npl the United Arab Emirates → gli Emirati Arabi Uniti
United Arab Emirates npl the United Arab Emirates → gli Emirati Arabi Uniti
United Arab Emirates npl the United Arab Emirates → gli Emirati Arabi Uniti
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