Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trucial states

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: tru-cial s-tates
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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).

noun

plural of Trucial State

Etymology

From trucial (“notably the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853”) + states.

Inflected Forms

the Trucial States (canonical)

Phrases

Trucial Oman Trucial State

Frequently Paired Words

Trucial Trucial Oman Trucial State

Synonyms

Trucial Coast

Questions

What does trucial states mean?: 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).
Where does trucial states come from?: From trucial (“notably the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853”) + states.

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