English Explanatory Dictionary

Trucial States

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Trucial Oman: A collection of former protectorates (since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty) of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf. The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
noun
  1. plural of Trucial State

Word forms

Trucial States the Trucial States

Etymology

From trucial (“notably the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853”) + states.

Synonyms

Trucial Coast

Related words

Trucial Trucial Oman Trucial State
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