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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emir \E"mir\, Emeer \E*meer"\, n. [Ar. em[=i]r, am[=i]r, commander: cf F. ['e]mir. Cf {Admiral}, {Ameer}.] An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emir n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: {amir}, {emeer}, {ameer}]
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