Thesaurus results for EMIRATE

emirate

noun

as in sultanate

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Recent Examples of emirate The emirate’s Saadiyat Cultural District is home to the Louvre Abu Dhabi and will soon house the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, and the Zayed National Museum. —

Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025 The emirate recently awarded a design contract for Shams Studios, a five-soundstage complex that will include post-production suites, creative offices, and hospitality facilities. —

Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 With just over 3 million residents—most of them foreign workers—the gas-rich Gulf emirate has outstripped its physical limits to become one of the most influential foreign players in geopolitics. —

Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 It is rooted in the achievements of Abu Dhabi Art and will carry them onto the global stage, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a cultural capital while offering Frieze a unique gateway to the region. —

News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emirate

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That threat is real — U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone near the Lincoln and Iran attempted to stop a U.S.-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz just days before Friday’s talks in this sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
After the Cold War ended, ASEAN expanded to include Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as the tiny sultanate of Brunei, increasing the salience of Southeast Asia as a geopolitical entity.

— SUSANNAH PATTON, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025