Definition of Qatar in English:
Qatar
proper nounˈkʌtəkaˈtɑː
A sheikhdom occupying a peninsula on the west coast of the Persian Gulf; population 2,200,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Arabic; capital, Doha. The country was a British protectorate from 1916 until 1971, when it became a sovereign independent state. Oil is the chief source of revenue.
Definition of Qatar in US English:
Qatar
proper noun
A sheikhdom that occupies a peninsula on the western coast of the Persian Gulf; population 2,200,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Doha; language, Arabic (official).
The country was a British protectorate from 1916 until 1971, when it became an independent state. Oil is the chief source of revenue