EMIRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does emirate mean? 

• EMIRATE (noun)
  The noun EMIRATE has 2 senses:

1. the domain controlled by an emir

2. the office of an emir

  Familiarity information: EMIRATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMIRATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The domain controlled by an emir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("emirate" is a kind of...):

demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The office of an emir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("emirate" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)