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Syllabification: (Qa·tar)

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Definition of Qatar
  • a sheikhdom that occupies a peninsula on the western coast of the Persian Gulf; population 833,300 (est. 2009); capital, Doha; language, Arabic (official).

The country was a British protectorate from 1916 until 1971, when it became an independent state. Oil is the chief source of revenue

Derivatives

Qatari


adjective & noun

Qatar in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Qatar in the British & World English dictionary