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United Arab Emirates en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /jʊˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˌɛɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪts/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /juˌnaɪ̯tɪd ˌaɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪ(t)s/ (UK)

Etymology

Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyya l-muttaḥida).

Meanings

1. 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 2025:
   • 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 2026:

Forms

Meronyms

Sharjah · Ras al-Khaimah · Fujairah · Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Ajman · Umm al-Quwain

Synonyms

Emirates · Trucial Oman · UAE · Arab Emirates

Translations (134)

ast Emiratos Árabes Xuníos (country in West Asia) · shn မိူင်းႁူမ်ႈတုမ် ၸဝ်ႈၾႃႉ ဢႃႇရၢပ်ႈ (country in West Asia) · ru ОАЭ́ (country in West Asia) · fa امارات (country in West Asia) · be Аб'я́днаныя Ара́бскія Эміра́ты (country in West Asia) · ia Emiratos Arabe Unite (country in West Asia) · la Emiratus Arabici Coniuncti (country in West Asia) · sw Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu (country in West Asia) · pt Emirados Árabes Unidos (country in West Asia) · am የተባበሩት የዓረብ ግዛቶች (country in West Asia) · et Araabia Ühendemiraadid (country in West Asia) · sc Emirados Àrabos Unidos (country in West Asia) · ab Еиду Арабтәи Емиратқәа (country in West Asia) · eu Arabiar Emirerri Batuak (country in West Asia) · ky БАЭ (country in West Asia) · sh Ujèdīnjenī Àrapskī Emiráti (country in West Asia) · sw Falme za Kiarabu (country in West Asia) · he אִחוּד הָאֶמִרֻיּוֹת הַעֲרָבִיּוֹת (country in West Asia) · gd Iomaratan Arabach Aonaichte (country in West Asia) · km អេមីរ៉ាតអារ៉ាប់រួម (country in West Asia) · fi Yhdistyneet arabiemiirikunnat (country in West Asia) · sq Emiratet e Bashkuara Arabe (country in West Asia) · sk Spojené arabské emiráty (country in West Asia) · acw الإمارات (country in West Asia) · el Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα (country in West Asia) · kk Біріккен Араб Әмірліктері (country in West Asia) · mt l-Emirati Għarab Maqgħuda (country in West Asia) · da Forenede Arabiske Emirater (country in West Asia) · aii ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬܹܐ ܥܵܪ̈ܵܒܵܝܵܬܹܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ (country in West Asia) · ar الْإِمَارَات (country in West Asia) · rsk Зєдинєни Арабски Емирати (country in West Asia) · yue 阿聯酋 /阿联酋 (country in West Asia) · uz Birlashgan Arab Amirliklari (country in West Asia) · et Ühendemiraadid (country in West Asia) · lt Jungtiniai Arabų Emyratai (country in West Asia) · ja アラブ首長国連邦 (country in West Asia) · xmf არაბეფიშ გოართოიანაფილი საამიროეფი (country in West Asia) · za Ahlazbwz Lenzhoz Giuzcangjgoz (country in West Asia) · kk БАӘ (country in West Asia) · za Bouxdaeuzgoz Ahlazbwz Lienzhab (country in West Asia) · scn Emirati Àrabbi Uniti (country in West Asia) · yo Ẹmirate ti Awọn Arabu (country in West Asia) · my အာရပ်စော်ဘွားများပြည်ထောင်စု (country in West Asia) · uk Об'є́днані Ара́бські Еміра́ти (country in West Asia) · tt Берләшкән Гарәп Әмирлекләре (country in West Asia) · nn Dei sameinte arabiske emirata (country in West Asia) · cy Emiradau Arabaidd Unedig (country in West Asia) · id Uni Emirat Arab (country in West Asia) · vro Araabia Ütisemiraadiq (country in West Asia) · fr Émirats arabes unis (country in West Asia) · th เอมิเรตส์ (country in West Asia) · pl Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie (country in West Asia) · fi Arabiemiirikunnat (country in West Asia) · th สหรัฐอาหรับเอมิเรตส์ (country in West Asia) · tr Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri (country in West Asia) · gl Emiratos Árabes Unidos (country in West Asia) · ru Эмира́ты (country in West Asia) · bn সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাত (country in West Asia) · ps عربي متحده امارات (country in West Asia) · nb De forente arabiske emirater (country in West Asia) · az Birləşmiş Ərəb Əmirlikləri (country in West Asia) · rm Emirats Arabs (country in West Asia) · hy Արաբական Միացյալ Էմիրություններ (country in West Asia) · ka არაბთა გაერთიანებული საამიროები (country in West Asia) · aii ܐܲܡܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬܹܐ (country in West Asia) · nv Ásáí Bikéyah Yázhí Ałhidadiidzooígíí (country in West Asia) · sh Ујѐдӣњенӣ А̀рапскӣ Емира́ти (country in West Asia) · et Emiraadid (country in West Asia) · cmn 阿聯酋 /阿联酋 (country in West Asia) · oc Emirats Arabis Units (country in West Asia) · pt Emiratos Árabes Unidos (country in West Asia) · yue 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 /阿拉伯联合酋长国 (country in West Asia) · ug بىرلەشمە ئەرەب ئەمىرلىكلىرى (country in West Asia) · cmn 阿拉伯聯合酋長國 /阿拉伯联合酋长国 (country in West Asia) · yo Àwọn Ẹ́mírétì Árábù Aṣọ̀kan (country in West Asia) · ko 아랍추장국 (country in West Asia) · af Verenigde Arabiese Emirate (country in West Asia) · nl Verenigde Arabische Emiraten (country in West Asia) · ga Aontas na nÉimíríochtaí Arabacha (country in West Asia) · la Emiratus Arabici Uniti (country in West Asia) · it Emirati Arabi Uniti (country in West Asia) · co Emirati Àrabi Uniti (country in West Asia) · ro Emiratele Arabe Unite (country in West Asia) · de Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (country in West Asia) · cs Spojené arabské emiráty (country in West Asia) · tg Аморати Муттаҳидаи Араб (country in West Asia) · dv އެކުވެރި ޢަރަބި އިމާރާތު (country in West Asia) · ka არაბეთის გაერთიანებული საემიროები (country in West Asia) · mk Обединети Арапски Емира́ти (country in West Asia) · kmr Mîrnişînên Erebî yên Yekbûyî (country in West Asia) · hi संयुक्त अरब अमीरात (country in West Asia) · ms Emiriah Arab Bersatu (country in West Asia) · vi Các tiểu Vương quốc Ả rập Thống nhất (country in West Asia) · lo ສະຫະລັດອາຫລັບເອມິເລດ (country in West Asia) · pa ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਅਰਬ ਅਮੀਰਾਤ (country in West Asia) · tl Nagkakaisang Arabong Emirato (country in West Asia) · hu Egyesült Arab Emírségek (country in West Asia) · yi פֿאַראייניקטע אַראַבישע עמיראַטן (country in West Asia) · ar الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (country in West Asia) · ce ӏаьрбийн Цхьанатоьхна Эмираташ (country in West Asia) · nrf Émithaux Arabes Unnis (country in West Asia) · fi Yhdistyneet arabiemiraatit (country in West Asia) · lv Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti (country in West Asia) · ba Берләшкән Ғәрәп Әмирлектәре (country in West Asia) · eo Unuiĝintaj Arabaj Emirlandoj (country in West Asia) · ta ஐக்கிய அரபு அமீரகம் (country in West Asia) · is Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin (country in West Asia) · ur امارات (country in West Asia) · co Emirati Arabi Uniti (country in West Asia) · tk Birleşen Arap Emirlikleri (country in West Asia) · fi Arabiemiraatit (country in West Asia) · bg Обедине́ни Ара́бски Еми́рства (country in West Asia) · ko 아랍에미리트 (country in West Asia) · mn Арабын Нэгдсэн Эмирт Улс (country in West Asia) · sl Združeni arabski emirati (country in West Asia) · ko 아랍 에미리트 연방 (country in West Asia) · fy Feriene Arabyske Emiraten (country in West Asia) · ky Бириккен Араб Эмирликтери (country in West Asia) · bo ཡི་ནེ་ཁྲེ་ཀྲི་ཨ་རབ་ཨེ་མེ་རེ་ཁྲི (country in West Asia) · br Emirelezhioù Arab Unanet (country in West Asia) · he אֶמִירֻיּוֹת עַרְבִיּוֹת מְאֻחָדוֹת (country in West Asia) · ru Ара́бские Эмира́ты (country in West Asia) · prs اِمَارَاتِ مُتَّحِدَهٔ عَرَبِی (country in West Asia) · vi Các Tiểu Vương quốc A-rập Thống nhất (country in West Asia) · ur مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (country in West Asia) · ko 아랍에미리트 연합국 (country in West Asia) · es Emiratos Árabes Unidos (country in West Asia) · kw Emireythow Unys Arabek (country in West Asia) · fa-ira اِماراتِ مُتَّحِدِهٔ عَرَبی (country in West Asia) · ca Emirats Àrabs Units (country in West Asia) · sco Unitit Arab Emirates (country in West Asia) · sv Förenade arabemiraten (country in West Asia) · si එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යය (country in West Asia) · ru Объединённые Ара́бские Эмира́ты (country in West Asia)