Definition of Dubai

1. Noun. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: United Arab Emirates

Definition of Dubai

1. Proper noun. One of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates ¹

2. Proper noun. Capital city of the emirate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dubai

Dryopteris noveboracensis
Dryopteris oreades
Dryopteris oreopteris
Dryopteris phegopteris
Dryopteris thelypteris
Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens
Drôme
Dschubba
Du.
DuBois' formula
DuBois Heyward
Du Barry
Du Bois
Du Bois-Reymond's law
Duane
Dubai (current term)
Dubhe
Dubin
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Dublin
Dubliner
Dubliners
Dublinese
Dubonnet
Duboscq's colourimeter
Dubowitz
Dubowitz score
Dubreuil-Chambardel

Literary usage of Dubai

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective by Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer (2001)
"The major customers for BP Amoco Sharjah gas are the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, the Dubai Supply Authority and the UAE Ministry of Electricity ..."

2. Golf Guide Britain & Ireland 2005 by FHG Staff (2005)
"The Emirates Club, The Dubai Golf and Racing Club and the Dubai Creek Golf and Yachting Club all have unrivalled facilities for Visiting golf, including the ..."

3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"There arc police forces in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Revenue Is chiefly derived from customs dues on imports and oil concession payments. ..."

4. Chronicle of Progress by Peter Vine, Ibrahim Abed, Paula Casey-Vine, Abdullah Al Jabali (1996)
"25-27 February 1968: The Rulers of the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, ... At this meeting, an agreement, to be known as the Dubai Agreement, ..."

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