noun
a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League, ↑Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, ↑OPEC
• Part Holonyms: ↑Arabian Peninsula, ↑Arabia, ↑Gulf States, ↑Asia
• Part Meronyms: ↑Abu Dhabi, ↑United Arab Emirates's capital, ↑Dubai
Useful english dictionary. 2012.