Dictionary
e•mir•ate
Pronunciation: (u-mēr'it, -āt, ā-mēr'-, em'ur-it), [key]—
n.
1. the office or rank of an emir.
2. the state or territory under the jurisdiction of an emir.
3. the Emirates.See
United Arab Emirates. Also,emeerate (for defs. 1, 2).Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.