| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Abu Dhabi |
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| SYLLABICATION: | A·bu Dha·bi |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ä b dä b |
| A sheikdom and city of eastern Arabia on the Persian Gulf. The city is the capital of the federated United Arab Emirates. With enormous oil revenues, the sheikdom has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. Population: 242,975.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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