Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of eastern Arabia on a peninsula in the southwest Persian Gulf. A traditional monarchy, it was a British protectorate from 1916 until 1971, when it became independent. Oil was first produced commercially in 1949, and its production still dominates Qatar's economy. Doha is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A
country in theMiddle East . Its official name is the, State of Qatar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
- noun a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
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Examples
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SHEIKH HAMAD BIN-KHALIFAH AL THANI, EMIR OF QATAR (through translator): We in the state of Qatar, we condemn this terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, D.C., and we present our condolences to the American people.
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QATAR her excellency sheikha aisha bint faleh bin nasser al thani Sheikha Aisha Al Thani is the founder of the Doha Academy and board member of Reach Out to Asia, Qatar.
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QATAR al missned, her highness sheikha mozah bint nasser Sheikha Mozah is the wife of the ruler of Qatar, H.H. Sheikh H.mad bin Khalifa al Thani.
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The Minister of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture (MMAA) in Qatar is getting a brand new office building that takes the form of a towering cactus.
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LUDDEN: Now, officials in Qatar, where one of the bombs was intercepted, have been quoted as saying that these hidden bombs were undetectable by X-ray screening or sniffer dogs.
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And we have to remember that the security in Doha, Qatar, is very, very good.
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The airline spokesman said the package arrived in Qatar Airways 'hub in Doha, Qatar, on one of the carrier's flights from San'a.
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LUDDEN: Now, officials in Qatar, where one of the bombs was intercepted, have been quoted as saying that these hidden bombs were undetectable by X-ray screening or sniffer dogs.
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After all, he says, one of those bombs also passed unnoticed through neighboring airports in Qatar and Dubai.
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After all, he says, one of those bombs also passed unnoticed through neighboring airports in Qatar and Dubai.
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