- plural of emir.
Example Sentences
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Emirs, sultans and kings attend the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022
As in the past, King Fahd and the gulf Emirs will seek to make those ties as invisible as possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A Maronite Christian, he is a collateral of the famous Emirs Mansur, Yusuf and Bashir who ruled Lebanon under the Ottoman Turks.
From Time Magazine Archive
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—Yasser Arafat The chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization was clearly fighting his emotions as he addressed the 18 Arab Kings, Presidents, Emirs and other leaders gathered round a horseshoe table in Morocco's Rabat Hilton.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But if you and your Emirs incline to surrender to prevent blood being shed, we shall receive your envoy with due welcome, and be sure that we shall treat you with justice and peace.
From Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Burleigh, Bennet