Trucial States
English
editEtymology
editFrom truce (notably the 1853 Perpetual Maritime Truce) + -ial + states (the plural of state).
Proper noun
edit- (historical) Former name of Trucial Oman. A collection of former protectorates (since the 1820 General Maritime Treaty) of the United Kingdom, comprising most of the small Arab coastal states (then sheikhdoms) located along the Persian Gulf. The precursor of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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editTrucial Oman
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