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Established in 2002 by the Government of Dubai to support the emirate’s growing commodity trade, DMCC has evolved into an economic powerhouse.
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Irina Heaver, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Image Rabbi Kogan, 28, went missing on Thursday and was last reported seen in Dubai, the most populous of the nation’s seven emirates, according to an Israeli official.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Opened a decade ago, Boca has become a pioneer in using ingredients sourced from across all seven emirates.
—Samantha Wood, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2024
In the north, the Hausa-Fulani people operated within a feudalistic hierarchy, with a supreme caliphate in the city of Sokoto ruling over lesser emirates.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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Irina Heaver, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Image Rabbi Kogan, 28, went missing on Thursday and was last reported seen in Dubai, the most populous of the nation’s seven emirates, according to an Israeli official.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Opened a decade ago, Boca has become a pioneer in using ingredients sourced from across all seven emirates.
—Samantha Wood, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2024
In the north, the Hausa-Fulani people operated within a feudalistic hierarchy, with a supreme caliphate in the city of Sokoto ruling over lesser emirates.
—Uzodinma Iweala, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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“Emirate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emirate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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emirate
noun
emir·ate
ˈem-ə-rət 
-ˌrāt
: the state or jurisdiction of an emir
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