Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A sheikhdom and city of eastern Arabia on the Persian Gulf. The city is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. With enormous oil revenues, the sheikhdom has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
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- proper noun One of the
United Arab Emirates , on the southernPersian Gulf . - proper noun The capital of the
United Arab Emirates .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
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But Al Mazroui said his cipher, which he called Abu Dhabi
Latest Articles 2010
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Spending for the plan—part of a program called Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030—was to come from profits gained over the past few years as a result of high oil prices.
Scaling Back on Abu Dhabi Growth Tahani Karrar-Lewsley 2011
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The phenomenon has grown so much recently that some Abu Dhabi firms have arranged to pick up their staff from places like Ibn Battuta mall in Dubai and bus them to work in Abu Dhabi, which is about an hour's drive away.
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: How Urbanisation Is Changing Emirati Identity Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi 2011
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"It was not my intention and never will be my intention to go into any discrimination," Blatter said in Abu Dhabi, which is hosting the Club World Cup.
FIFA President Apologizes For Controversial Gay Sex Comment AP 2010
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"It was not my intention and never will be my intention to go into any discrimination," Blatter said in Abu Dhabi, which is hosting the Club World Cup.
FIFA President Apologizes For Controversial Gay Sex Comment AP 2010
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The commitment came from the so-called sovereign wealth funds controlled by the governments of Singapore and Abu Dhabi, which is part of the United Arab Emirates.
Monday, March 31, 2008 As'ad 2008
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Fax: www. thepinx.co.kr Abu Dhabi Golf Club Opened in 2000, the Abu Dhabi is the home of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, a European Tour event.
Way East of Augusta 2008
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Separately, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, which is part of the United Arab Emirates, recently spoke to the Al-Arabiya network about the initiative, which was spearheaded by his late father, UAE's president at the time.
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According to Dr Christopher Davidson, reader in Middle East studies at Durham University, the country wants to go further than the nation-building of Abu Dhabi, which is being fuelled, partly, by hosting a Formula One Grand Prix and the Fifa Club World Cup and by Sheikh Mansour's acquisition of Manchester City.
The Guardian World News David Conn 2011
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Judiciary will speed Abu Dhabi rent solutions weekend of the new season will from now on be known as the Abu Dhabi Emirates Equestrian Federation Wednesday signed ...
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