NOUN | person | ameer, emir, amir, emeer | an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) |
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Meaning | An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia). | |
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Synonyms | emir, amir, emeer | |
Instances | Osman I, Othman I | The conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century |
Region | Africa | The second largest continent |
Arabian Peninsula, Arabia | A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf | |
Broader | ruler, swayer | A person who rules or commands |
Spanish | amir, emir | |
Catalan | amir, emir |
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