Qatar
//ˈkɑtɑː// name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.
"Officials in Qatar have said that companies building World Cup stadiums will be held to higher standards of worker treatment, and proposed changes to the kafala system are undergoing legislative review."
Example
More examples"Whether it be in Europeanized Turkey, liberal Bahrain, the federalist United Arab Emirates, absolutist Qatar, historical Jordan, oil-dependent Oman, in all of these places the belief prevails that only opening up to the world can transform them into better nations."
Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).
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