abu dhabi

1. 1.

   a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates

   SynonymsUnited Arab Emirates's capital

   Broadernational capital

   Part ofUnited Arab Emirates

Questions about abu dhabi

What does abu dhabi mean?

abu dhabi means "a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates".

What is another word for abu dhabi?

Close synonyms include United Arab Emirates's capital. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abu dhabi a common word?

abu dhabi is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.