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SHEIKHDOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sheikhdom mean?
• SHEIKHDOM (noun)
The noun SHEIKHDOM has 1 sense:
1. the domain ruled by a sheik
Familiarity information: SHEIKHDOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The domain ruled by a sheik
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
sheikdom; sheikhdom
Hypernyms ("sheikhdom" is a kind of...):
demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)
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