Emiratis
Abu Dhabi natives
Emiratis are citizens of the United Arab Emirates, the federation of seven emirates on the Arabian Peninsula.
The term functions as both noun and adjective: Emirati culture, She married an Emirati.
Emiratis are a small minority in their own country, vastly outnumbered by foreign workers and residents.
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- petrodollarsRevenue from crude sales
elite · privilege · investment · real-estate · supercars · gold · designer · skyscrapers
To leave behind completely
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- oasisFertile desert spot
- falconsFast predatory birds
camels · dhow · dates · palm · wadi · gulf · peninsula · shemagh
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- UAEGulf state abbreviation
- nationalOf a country
- identityWho someone is
patriotism · allegiance · homeland · sovereignty · naturalization · expatriate · demographics · population
Training raptors to hunt
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- hennaPlant-derived body dye
oud · hospitality · souk · forts · handicrafts · irrigation · oral-history
wealthy
Having abundant financial resources
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
petrodollars · elite · privilege · investment · real-estate · supercars · gold · designer · skyscrapers · yachts
desert
To leave behind completely
falcons · camels · dhow · dates · palm · wadi · gulf · peninsula · shemagh · abaya
citizenship
Status as state member
identity · patriotism · allegiance · homeland · sovereignty · naturalization · expatriate · demographics · population · residency
falconry
Training raptors to hunt
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- poetryMetrical literary composition
henna · oud · hospitality · souk · forts · handicrafts · irrigation · oral-history
Emiratisexpatriates
People living outside homeland
expats · foreign workers · migrant workers · non-citizens · guest workers
Emiratisforeigners
People from elsewhere
Westerners · Europeans · Americans · Asians · Africans
- United Arab EmiratesGulf peninsula federation