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DUBAI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dubai mean?
• DUBAI (noun)
The noun DUBAI has 1 sense:
1. port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
Familiarity information: DUBAI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Dubai" 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)
Context examples
Earlier this year, the research team successfully grew and harvested the salt-resistant rice in a Dubai desert.
(Saltwater Rice Successfully Harvested by Chinese Scientists, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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