emirate: Meaning and Definition of

e•mir•ate

Pronunciation: (u-mēr'it, -āt, ā-mēr'-, em'ur-it), [key]
— n.
  1. the office or rank of an emir.
  2. the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir.
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