emir

noun

variants or amir also ameer
Definition of emirnext
as in sultan

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Recent Examples of emir The emir’s gesture was explained as an act of respect, but angry TV pundits saw it as detracting from Argentina’s success. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 In 2017, four regional rivals implemented a land and air blockade of Qatar, citing comments by its emir praising Iran as a great power. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found. — Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 The president also spoke to the emir and prime minister of Qatar and thanked them for their support and friendship to our country. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emir
  1. sultan
  2. prince
  3. emperor
  4. king
  5. empress
  6. princess
  7. satrap
  8. shah
Noun
  • The story ranges from Chicago's tenement slums to the private mansions of the president of the United States and the sultan of Morocco.
    — Paul Dailing, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Prince Khālid ibn Barghash, Ḥamad’s cousin, moved himself into the palace and took the title of sultan while Ḥamad’s body was still warm.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sultan
Noun
  • That reduction forced painful cuts to Vision 2030, the prince’s signature policy aimed at remaking Saudi Arabia.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Other schemes are more direct—like a new version of the Nigerian prince scam that uses celebrity deepfakes.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • Failing to recognize that flaw has been the downfall of emperors and autocrats.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Along the route taken by tourists and pilgrims are several steles marking ritual proclamations made on behalf of emperors during the first year of each reign.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of emperor
Noun
  • William will one day be king, with a formal role in the Church of England.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Muñoz noted in his manuscript that the telescope belonged to the king and was made by Galileo.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of king
Noun
  • Modern Queen Farah Pahlavi served as the last empress of Iran and became known for her advocacy of education, culture, and the arts.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Chikankari is a delicate embroidery technique that goes back to the 17th century, when the Mughal empress Nur Jahan introduced it to India.
    — Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of empress
Noun
  • Alexander, who performs as the Black Disney princess, Tiana, had another appearance immediately before the photo shoot and didn’t have enough time to change.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone, please please please, sit up straight and act right, because pop princess Sabrina Carpenter has arrived for the MTV VMAs 2026 on September 27.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of princess
Noun
  • The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Definition of satrap
Noun
  • It was created for Egypt’s royal family and worn by Queen Nazli in 1939 at the wedding of her daughter, Princess Fawzia, to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, then crown prince of Iran and later the country’s last shah.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Ayatollah Khomeini portrayed the shah as the tyrannical Yazid and himself as a Husayn-like figure returning from exile to save the Iranian people from injustice.
    — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of shah

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