State of Qatar
- proper noun
- /steɪt əv ˈkɑːtɑr/
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Estado de Catar
- The capital of the State of Qatar is Doha, a rapidly developing city.
Examples
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The State of Qatar invested heavily in infrastructure ahead of the World Cup.
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The State of Qatar has one of the highest GDPs in the world.
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Natural gas reserves are a major source of wealth for the State of Qatar.
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Have you ever visited the State of Qatar?
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Natural gas reserves are a major source of wealth for the State of Qatar.
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The State of Qatar invested heavily in infrastructure ahead of the World Cup.
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The capital of the State of Qatar is Doha, a rapidly developing city.
Synonyms
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A country on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf known for its oil wealth
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional name: 'state' (a nation) + 'of' (genitive/linking preposition) + 'Qatar' (the country name), so the meaning 'the nation called Qatar' is directly derivable from the parts. This nominative/possessive construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard place-naming patterns, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
State of Qatar is the official name for the country: State means the nation or government, and Qatar comes from an old local name for the area that people long ago called 'Qatar' or 'Katara'. So, State of Qatar simply means 'the country of Qatar'.