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ABU DHABI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abu Dhabi mean?
• ABU DHABI (noun)
The noun ABU DHABI has 1 sense:
1. a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
Familiarity information: ABU DHABI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Abu Dhabi; United Arab Emirates's capital
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Abu Dhabi" is a part of...):
United Arab Emirates (a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves)
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