Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A sultanate of the southeast Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Oman, an arm of the Arabian Sea. Much of the area was controlled by the Portuguese from 1508 to 1650 and the Turks until 1741, when the present royal line was founded. Oman established close ties with Great Britain in the late 1700s. Muscat is the capital.
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- proper noun Country in the Middle East. Official name:
Sultanate of Oman .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
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OMAN: Flying high after the successful introduction of services to its first European destination, national flag carrier Oman
WN.com - Articles related to Oman Air aims at high quality 2010
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Eid al Fitr in Oman is celebrated over a period of three days after the end of the month of Ramadan.
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Unlike some neighbouring countries, the internet in Oman is rarely censored by the government to block websites that criticize the authorities.
Global Voices in English » Oman: Random Internet Censorship 2009
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By The Name Of God the Sultanate Of Oman Will Pay what they take from foreigners right, Money and they steal them ... and we will soon send a case for Jordanian Guy was working in Oman and what they did for him to make him escape a way from Oman from the Omani Government pressure cause he was asking for his right which is stolen from Omani People ....
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India has sought and obtained berthing facilities for its warships in Oman, which is an unprecedented move to establish a permanent naval presence in the Persian Gulf.
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India has sought and obtained berthing facilities for its warships in Oman, which is an unprecedented move to establish a permanent naval presence in the Persian Gulf.
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"Oman" is sometimes done with a 'prayer' or good wishes, similar to saying "grace".
Wanderlustress: 2004
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"Oman" is sometimes done with a 'prayer' or good wishes, similar to saying "grace".
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An investor from Oman is already interested, Mr Seidel said.
Boing Boing 2009
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And in Oman, Suhail Bahwan Group announced that it would construct an ammonia-urea complex in the Sohar industrial area.
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