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- noun Plural form of
emirate .
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Examples
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We've taken on loans to help finance a huge investment that we call the emirates stadium.
Arsenal Mania 2009
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We've taken on loans to help finance a huge investment that we call the emirates stadium.
Arsenal Mania 2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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More dangerously, Iran is establishing 'emirates' across the Muslim world, including South
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Lebanon and Gaza, sleeper 'emirates' in Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Eastern Province of
gangerh commented on the word emirates
Arsenal FC
December 13, 2008