trucial

trucial: \\ˈtrüshəl, -üsēəl\ adjective
Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: truce (I) + -ial; from the maritime truce made in 1835 between the British government and several Arab states of the Oman peninsula

: of, relating to, or involving several territorial areas in the vicinity of the Persian Gulf for which the government of Great Britain assumes responsibility nominally in an advisory capacity

nearly 400 miles of coast belongs to the Trucial sheikhs — Americana Annual

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Trucial Oman — [tro͞o΄shəl] region in E Arabia, on the coast (Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf: see UNITED ARAB EMIRATES … English World dictionary
Trucial States — see UNITED ARAB EMIRATES * * * … Universalium
Trucial States — V. émirats arabes unis (hist.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Trucial States — [ truːsjəl steɪts, englisch], ehemalige amtliche Bezeichnung für die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate … Universal-Lexikon
Trucial States — see UNITED ARAB EMIRATES … English World dictionary
Trucial States — plural noun Former name (until 1971) for the United Arab Emirates on the S coast of the Persian Gulf, so called from being in treaty with Britain • • • Main Entry: ↑truce … Useful english dictionary
Trucial States — Flagge der Trucial States … Deutsch Wikipedia
Trucial States — /ˈtruʃəl/ (say troohshuhl) plural noun former name of United Arab Emirates. Also, Trucial Sheikhdoms, Trucial Coast, Trucial Oman …
Trucial Oman — /oh mahn / a former name of United Arab Emirates. Also called Trucial Sheikdoms, Trucial States. * * * … Universalium
Trucial Oman — /oh mahn / a former name of United Arab Emirates. Also called Trucial Sheikdoms, Trucial States … Useful english dictionary

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