Trucial States

Meaning

Proper Noun

The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf, which were Bitish protectorates since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty.

Origin

From truce (notably the 1853 Perpetual Maritime Truce) + -ial + states (the plural of state).

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