Trucial States

proper noun

Former name of Trucial Oman: A collection of former protectorates (since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty) of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf. The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Trucial Coast
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Meanings

proper nounthe Trucial States
  1. historicalFormer name of Trucial Oman: A collection of former protectorates (since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty) of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf. The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

    Synonyms: Trucial Coast

noun
  1. pluralplural of Trucial State

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounFormer name of Trucial Oman: A collection of former protectorates (since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty) of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf. The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Similar
Trucial Coast
Also see
trucial coast

Origin

From trucial (“notably the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853”) + states.

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Translations

Dutch Verdragsstaten, Verdragskust
  • VerdragsstatenTrucial Oman
  • VerdragskustTrucial Oman
Spanish Estados de la Tregua
  • Estados de la TreguaTrucial Oman
Vietnamese Các quốc gia Trucial
  • Các quốc gia TrucialTrucial Oman
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APA

Trucial States. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trucial%20States

MLA

“Trucial States.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trucial%20States. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trucial States,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trucial%20States.

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