trucial states

English - Turkish

Definition of trucial states in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

the Trucial States

bak. the United Arab Emirates

English - English

Definition of trucial states in English English dictionary

Former name for Trucial Oman, the precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), comprising most of those small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) on the Persian Gulf, under Bitish protectorate since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty; previously known as Pirate Coast

a former name for the United Arab Emirates

Hyphenation

trucial States

Etymology

() from truce (notably the 1853 Perpetual Maritime Truce) + -ial + the plural of state