sheikdom

[ US /ˈʃikdəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. the domain ruled by a sheik

How To Use sheikdom In A Sentence

  • The United Arab Emirates is a confederation of seven sheikdoms (regions headed by a sheik or emir), or emirates, located on the shore of the Persian Gulf.
  • The remarks came as Hilton, 28, launched the Mideast edition of her "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" series in Dubai, a glitzy sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates. BFF stands for best friends forever.
  • Most of Kuwait's artillery systems were destroyed during the Iraqi invasion and occupation of the sheikdom in 1990 and the subsequent U. S. -led liberation the following year.
  • A brochure declares that the company was registered in 1975 in the Cayman Islands, is based in the Persian Gulf sheikdom of Dubai and is non-American.
  • The remarks came as Hilton, 28, launched the Mideast edition of her "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" series in Dubai, a glitzy sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates. BFF stands for best friends forever.
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