sheikhdom

Examples

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• Indeed, it is not surprising that foreign direct investment in Iran continues to lag behind that in other players in the region, such as Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms.

  Academic text (2004)

• The attempt to establish the Federation of the Arab Emirates (FAA) in 1971 was perhaps the most important effort to pool sovereignty among the sheikhdoms in order to achieve security objectives in the modern history of the region.

  Academic text (2013)

• Around the time of independence, as today, some of the sheikhdoms of the lower Gulf considered Iran to be their chief rival.

  Academic text (2013)

• Only the sheikhdoms of the Gulf remained under the control of such regimes.

  Academic text (1999)

• House prices in the desert sheikhdom dropped by an extraordinary 40% in the first three months of 2009, outpacing falls anywhere else in the world after an investment bubble burst.

  Blog text (8)

• Some of the lower Gulf sheikhdoms, in contrast, considered Iran to be an ally with whom their interests converged in the period surrounding their independence.

  Academic text (2013)

• We begin this section by examining an early attempt at regional unity among the nine sheikhdoms that became Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE.

  Academic text (2013)

• Between 1820 and 1916, the United Kingdom established treaty relationships with the sheikhdoms of the lower Gulf to ensure regional stability and protect commerce with India.

  Academic text (2013)

• The sheikhdoms of the region, however, had differing perceptions of the threat posed by Iran to the security of the ruling regimes.

  Academic text (2013)

• Indeed, a U.S. National Intelligence Estimate published a few months before Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE became independent noted that despite the best efforts of the United Kingdom, "there is little prospect that British-sponsored efforts to organize a federation of these tiny sheikhdoms will come to fruition."

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

E

emirate

vssheikhdom

43 7.3

Country or region ruled by a single leader in some Muslim countries

is ruled by a leader holding a different traditional title

C

caliphate

vssheikhdom

26 9.5

A state or government ruled by a Muslim ruler

focuses on territory ruled by a local traditional leader rather than office authority

F

fiefdom

vssheikhdom

9 9.6

An area controlled by one person or group, like a private kingdom

refers to a sovereign territory under traditional rule, not just personal control

P

principality

vssheikhdom

7 7.4

A small country ruled by a prince

is ruled by a different traditional leader rather than hereditary sovereign

S

sheikdom

vssheikhdom

1 8.6

A country or region where a sheik rules

is the same meaning but uses the other spelling

S

sultanate

vssheikhdom

1 7.0

A country ruled by a sultan

is ruled by a leader with a different traditional title

P

princedom

vssheikhdom

1 8.9

A small country that a prince rules

focuses on territory as a sovereign state rather than rank or title

How Big

kingdom

276 2.0

state

∞ 3.2

sheikhdom

1 9.3

village

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology