United Arab Emirates in British English
plural noun
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: 9 400 145 (2017 est). Area: 83 600 sq km (32 300 sq miles)
Former name (until 1971): Trucial States. Abbreviation: UAEUnited Arab Emirates in American English
country in E Arabia, on the Persian Gulf, consisting of seven Arab emirates (formerly called Trucial States): 32,300 sq mi (83,657 sq km); pop. 1,622,000; cap. Abu Dhabi
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British English: United Arab Emirates /juːˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb eˈmɪərɪts/ NOUN
The United Arab Emirates are a group of seven countries in south-west Asia, on the Persian Gulf, consisting of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras el Khaimah, and Fujairah.
- American English: United Arab Emirates
- Arabic: الإمَاراتُ العَرَبِيَّةُ الـمُتَّحِدَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: Emirados Árabes Unidos
- Chinese: 阿拉伯联合酋长国
- Croatian: Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati
- Czech: Spojené arabské emiráty
- Danish: Forenede Arabiske Emirater
- Dutch: Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
- European Spanish: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
- Finnish: Yhdistyneet arabiemiirikunnat
- French: Émirats Arabes Unis
- German: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
- Greek: Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα
- Italian: Emirati Arabi Uniti
- Japanese: アラブ首長国連邦
- Korean: 아랍 에미리트 연합국
- Norwegian: Forente arabiske emirater
- Polish: Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie
- European Portuguese: Emirados Árabes Unidos
- Romanian: Emiratele Arabe Unite
- Russian: Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
- Latin American Spanish: Emiratos Árabes Unidos
- Swedish: Förenade Arabemiraten
- Thai: ประเทศสหรัฐอาหรับเอมิเรตส์
- Turkish: Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri
- Ukrainian: Об'єднані Арабські Емірати
- Vietnamese: các tiểu vương quốc Arab thống nhất
Chinese translation of 'United Arab Emirates'
United Arab Emirates
(-ˈɛmɪrɪts)
n pl
- the United Arab Emirates
阿拉伯联(聯)合酋长(長)国(國)
(Ālābó Liánhé Qiúzhǎngguó)