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  • noun Plural form of emirate.

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Examples

  • We've taken on loans to help finance a huge investment that we call the emirates stadium.

    Arsenal Mania 2009

  • We've taken on loans to help finance a huge investment that we call the emirates stadium.

    Arsenal Mania 2009

  • The emirates were a largely Bedouin society before the discovery of oil, and this tent, which had been erected within the walls of a hospital, spoke to those ancient traditions.

    Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush 2010

  • The emirates were a largely Bedouin society before the discovery of oil, and this tent, which had been erected within the walls of a hospital, spoke to those ancient traditions.

    Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush 2010

  • The UAE consists of seven states, termed emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah.

    WN.com - Articles related to Dubai's non-oil trade grows to Dh136 billion 2010

  • The UAE consists of seven states, termed emirates, which are

    WN.com - Articles related to Dubai's non-oil trade grows to Dh136 billion 2010

  • The whole idea of oil being the main fruit bearer for any of the emirates is a myth I know a thing or two about Dubai and that place simply doesn't rely on oil money over the years it has shrunk from an 8\% to 4\% reliance.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2008

  • The whole idea of oil being the main fruit bearer for any of the emirates is a myth I know a thing or two about Dubai and that place simply doesn't rely on oil money over the years it has shrunk from an 8\% to 4\% reliance.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2008

  • More dangerously, Iran is establishing 'emirates' across the Muslim world, including South

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • Lebanon and Gaza, sleeper 'emirates' in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Eastern Province of

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

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