sheikhdom

noun

sheikh·dom ˈshēk-dəm

ˈshāk-,

-təm

variants or sheikdom

: a region under the rule of a sheikh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That has seen money, megayachts and Russian citizens come into the UAE, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. —

Nomaan Merchant, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023 These grand projects are at the heart of a program, said to be worth $12 billion, that the rulers of the United Arab Emirates hope will turn the largest and most oil-rich of the region’s sheikhdoms into a global center for the arts. —

John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023 The monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity along the shores of the Persian Gulf. —

Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2022 Across the wider Persian Gulf, alcohol remains banned in Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the sheikhdom of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. —

CBS News, 5 Dec. 2022

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