Meanings
proper nounthe United Arab Emirates
- A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Capital: Abu Dhabi. Largest city: Dubai.
The expected announcement is tied to his trip to the Middle East next week, where he’ll visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the officials said.
2025 May 7, Alayna Treene, “Trump planning to change how US refers to Persian Gulf”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 20251 more example
Five of them — Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — supply more than a third of the world’s urea, an important nitrogen fertilizer, and nearly a quarter of another one, ammonia.
2026 March 9, Sam Sifton, “The War’s Effect on the Supermarket”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2026Synonyms: Arab Emirates, Emirates, Trucial Oman, UAE
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Capital: Abu Dhabi. Largest city: Dubai.
Origin
- Arabicالْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة
- EnglishUnited Arab Emirates
Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyya l-muttaḥida).
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Afrikaans Verenigde Arabiese Emirate
- Verenigde Arabiese Emiratecountry in West Asia
Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة, الْإِمَارَات
- الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyya l-muttaḥida)country in West Asia
- الْإِمَارَات (al-ʔimārāt)country in West Asia
Basque Arabiar Emirerri Batuak
- Arabiar Emirerri Batuakcountry in West Asia
Bengali সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাত
- সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাত (śoṅjukto arob amirat)country in West Asia
Bulgarian Обедине́ни Ара́бски Еми́рства
- Обедине́ни Ара́бски Еми́рства (Obedinéni Arábski Emírstva)country in West Asia
Catalan Emirats Àrabs Units
- Emirats Àrabs Unitscountry in West Asia
Chinese Cantonese 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 /阿拉伯联合酋长国, 阿聯酋 /阿联酋
- 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 /阿拉伯联合酋长国 (aa³ laai¹ baak³ lyun⁴ hap⁶ jau⁴ zoeng² gwok³)country in West Asia
- 阿聯酋 /阿联酋 (aa³ lyun⁴ jau⁴)country in West Asia
Chinese Mandarin 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 /阿拉伯联合酋长国, 阿聯酋 /阿联酋
- 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 /阿拉伯联合酋长国 (Ālābó liánhé qiúzhǎngguó)country in West Asia
- 阿聯酋 /阿联酋 (Ā-lián-qiú)country in West Asia
Czech Spojené arabské emiráty
- Spojené arabské emirátycountry in West Asia
Danish Forenede Arabiske Emirater
- Forenede Arabiske Emiratercountry in West Asia
Dutch Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
- Verenigde Arabische Emiratencountry in West Asia
Esperanto Unuiĝintaj Arabaj Emirlandoj
- Unuiĝintaj Arabaj Emirlandojcountry in West Asia
Estonian Araabia Ühendemiraadid, Ühendemiraadid
- Araabia Ühendemiraadidcountry in West Asia
- Ühendemiraadidcountry in West Asia
- Emiraadidcountry in West Asia
Finnish Arabiemiraatit, Yhdistyneet arabiemiraatit
- Arabiemiraatitcountry in West Asia
- Yhdistyneet arabiemiraatitcountry in West Asia
- Arabiemiirikunnatcountry in West Asia
- Yhdistyneet arabiemiirikunnatcountry in West Asia
French Émirats arabes unis
- Émirats arabes uniscountry in West Asia
German Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
- Vereinigte Arabische Emiratecountry in West Asia
Greek Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα
- Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα (Inoména Araviká Emiráta)country in West Asia
Hebrew אִחוּד הָאֶמִרֻיּוֹת הַעֲרָבִיּוֹת, אֶמִירֻיּוֹת עַרְבִיּוֹת מְאֻחָדוֹת
- אִחוּד הָאֶמִרֻיּוֹת הַעֲרָבִיּוֹת ('ikhúd ha'emiruyót ha'araviyót)country in West Asia
- אֶמִירֻיּוֹת עַרְבִיּוֹת מְאֻחָדוֹת (emiryot arviyot me'uchadot)country in West Asia
Hindi संयुक्त अरब अमीरात
- संयुक्त अरब अमीरात (sãyukt arab amīrāt)country in West Asia
Hungarian Egyesült Arab Emírségek
- Egyesült Arab Emírségekcountry in West Asia
Icelandic Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin
- Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmincountry in West Asia
Indonesian Uni Emirat Arab
- Uni Emirat Arabcountry in West Asia
Irish Aontas na nÉimíríochtaí Arabacha
- Aontas na nÉimíríochtaí Arabachacountry in West Asia
Italian Emirati Arabi Uniti
- Emirati Arabi Uniticountry in West Asia
Japanese アラブ首長国連邦
- アラブ首長国連邦 (Arabu shuchōkoku renpō)country in West Asia
Korean 아랍에미리트, 아랍 에미리트 연방
- 아랍에미리트 (Arabemiriteu)country in West Asia
- 아랍 에미리트 연방 (Arap emiriteu yeonbang)country in West Asia
- 아랍추장국 (Arapchujangguk)country in West Asia
- 아랍에미리트 연합국 (arabemiriteu yeonhapguk)country in West Asia
Latin Emiratus Arabici Coniuncti, Emiratus Arabici Uniti
- Emiratus Arabici Coniuncticountry in West Asia
- Emiratus Arabici Uniticountry in West Asia
Latvian Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti
- Apvienotie Arābu Emirāticountry in West Asia
Lithuanian Jungtiniai Arabų Emyratai
- Jungtiniai Arabų Emyrataicountry in West Asia
Malay Emiriah Arab Bersatu
- Emiriah Arab Bersatucountry in West Asia
Norwegian Bokmål De forente arabiske emirater
- De forente arabiske emiratercountry in West Asia
Persian امارات
- اماراتcountry in West Asia
Polish Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie
- Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskiecountry in West Asia
Portuguese Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Emirados Árabes Unidos
- Emiratos Árabes Unidoscountry in West Asia
- Emirados Árabes Unidoscountry in West Asia
Punjabi ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਅਰਬ ਅਮੀਰਾਤ
- ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਅਰਬ ਅਮੀਰਾਤ (sãyukat arab amīrāt)country in West Asia
Romanian Emiratele Arabe Unite
- Emiratele Arabe Unitecountry in West Asia
Russian Объединённые Ара́бские Эмира́ты, ОАЭ́
- Объединённые Ара́бские Эмира́ты (Obʺjedinjónnyje Arábskije Emiráty)country in West Asia
- ОАЭ́ (OAÉ)country in West Asia
- Эмира́ты (Emiráty)country in West Asia
- Ара́бские Эмира́ты (Arábskije Emiráty)country in West Asia
Scottish Gaelic Iomaratan Arabach Aonaichte
- Iomaratan Arabach Aonaichtecountry in West Asia
Slovak Spojené arabské emiráty
- Spojené arabské emirátycountry in West Asia
Spanish Emiratos Árabes Unidos
- Emiratos Árabes Unidoscountry in West Asia
Swahili Falme za Kiarabu, Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu
- Falme za Kiarabucountry in West Asia
- Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabucountry in West Asia
Swedish Förenade arabemiraten
- Förenade arabemiratencountry in West Asia
Tagalog Nagkakaisang Arabong Emirato
- Nagkakaisang Arabong Emiratocountry in West Asia
Tamil ஐக்கிய அரபு அமீரகம்
- ஐக்கிய அரபு அமீரகம் (aikkiya arapu amīrakam)country in West Asia
Thai สหรัฐอาหรับเอมิเรตส์, เอมิเรตส์
- สหรัฐอาหรับเอมิเรตส์ (sà-hà-rát-aa-ràp-ee-mí-rèet)country in West Asia
- เอมิเรตส์ (ee-mí-rèet)country in West Asia
Turkish Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri
- Birleşik Arap Emirliklericountry in West Asia
Ukrainian Об'є́днані Ара́бські Еміра́ти
- Об'є́днані Ара́бські Еміра́ти (Obʺjédnani Arábsʹki Emiráty)country in West Asia
Urdu مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات, امارات
- مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (muttahida 'arab imārāt)country in West Asia
- امارات (imārāt)country in West Asia
Vietnamese Các tiểu Vương quốc Ả rập Thống nhất, Các Tiểu Vương quốc A-rập Thống nhất
- Các tiểu Vương quốc Ả rập Thống nhấtcountry in West Asia
- Các Tiểu Vương quốc A-rập Thống nhấtcountry in West Asia
Welsh Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig
- Emiradau Arabaidd Unedigcountry in West Asia
Yiddish פֿאַראייניקטע אַראַבישע עמיראַטן
- פֿאַראייניקטע אַראַבישע עמיראַטן (fareynikte arabishe emiratn)country in West Asia
Cite this entry
APA
United Arab Emirates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/United%20Arab%20Emirates
MLA
“United Arab Emirates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/United%20Arab%20Emirates. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “United Arab Emirates,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/United%20Arab%20Emirates.
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