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Dubai

[ doo-bahy ]

noun

  1. an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
  2. a seaport in and the capital of the emirate of Dubai.


Dubai

/ ːˈɪ /

noun

  1. a sheikhdom in the NE United Arab Emirates, consisting principally of the port of Dubai, on the Persian Gulf: oilfields. Pop: 1 026 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Now living in Dubai, he's still involved in the protest movement, and believes that Hamas' authority is diminished.

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She left Dubai, where she had been living with her partner, to move back in with her family in the UK - and had to lay off most of the companies' staff.

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But now imitations, known by the nickname "Dubai chocolate", have hit UK supermarkets including Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons, with some supermarkets limiting the number of bars customers are allowed to buy.

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The judgement said Booth communicated with economically vulnerable women on Skype and arranged to meet them in locations such as South Africa, Dubai, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

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A travel ban imposed on the brothers in Romania was recently lifted, and they have since travelled to the US and Dubai - something Sienna said was "horrible to see".

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