- Qatar
- noun1. an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil• Syn: ↑State of Qatar, ↑Katar, ↑State of Katar• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation• Member Holonyms: ↑Arab League, ↑Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, ↑OPEC• Part Holonyms: ↑Qatar Peninsula, ↑Katar, ↑Katar Peninsula, ↑Gulf States, ↑Asia• Part Meronyms: ↑Doha, ↑Bida, ↑El Beda, ↑capital of Qatar2. a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf• Syn: ↑Qatar Peninsula, ↑Katar, ↑Katar Peninsula• Instance Hypernyms: ↑peninsula• Part Holonyms: ↑Arabian Peninsula, ↑Arabia• Part Meronyms: ↑State of Qatar, ↑Katar, ↑State of Katar
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a country in south-western Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.