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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja).[1] Compare Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa), Hijazi Arabic الشارقة f (aš-šārga).
Proper noun
Sharjah
- An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
- The capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates.
Coordinate terms
Translations
one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates
References
- ^ Hamdi A. Qafisheh (1997) NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary, NTC Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 351
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