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emir

noun

variants or amir also ameer

Definition of emir

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

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Noun

Yogyakarta is a rare thing, a sultan’s kingdom inside of a country that is otherwise a republic.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of sultan

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Throughout the first six months of the war, the widespread response to Iranian attacks was posting images of the flag, the crown prince, and a prayer for the country.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In response, the prince advised young Saudis living and working in Silicon Valley to refine their skills at premier tech companies before bringing their expertise home, the New York Post reported.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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The worst of El Niño is still months away, but Southern California’s fragile coastline is already being transformed by record-setting king tides and storm surges.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
After decades of neglect and subsequent disrepair, it was recently restored into a luxurious one-bedroom retreat that honors its historic roots while embracing contemporary amenities like a king bed, an en-suite bathroom, and a sleek living area.

— Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

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The princess has also increasingly made the importance of nature a focus of her work, including last year's release of a four-part video series on the power of nature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
When Sita begs Rama to follow a demon disguised as a beautiful golden deer, Rama draws a magical protective circle around the princess and instructs her to stay within the circle’s borders.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of princess

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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

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