Pronunciation: /kaˈtɑː, ˈkʌtə/
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a sheikhdom occupying a peninsula on the west coast of the Persian Gulf; population 833,300 (est. 2009); official language, Arabic; capital, Doha. The country was a British protectorate from 1916 until 1971, when it became a sovereign independent state. Oil is the chief source of revenue.
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adjective & noun