:''For the Arabic airline, see Emirates.''
Generally speaking, an '''emirate''' (Arabic ''imarah'', plural ''imarat'') is a territory that is administered by an Emir, although in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class. An example of the latter use is seen in the ''United_Arab_Emirates'', which is a country that comprises seven federal emirates, each administered by an emir.
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Id:Emirat
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Ja:首長国
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Pt:Emirado
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