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AMIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amir" is a kind of...):
ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)
Domain region:
Arabia; Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Instance hyponyms:
Osman I; Othman I (the conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title of emir in 1299 (1259-1326))
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