Oman
/oʊˈmɑn/ name
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- 1 A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.
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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
From Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).