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SHEIKDOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sheikdom mean? 

SHEIKDOM (noun)
  The noun SHEIKDOM has 1 sense:

1. the domain ruled by a sheikplay

  Familiarity information: SHEIKDOM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHEIKDOM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The domain ruled by a sheik

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

sheikdom; sheikhdom

Hypernyms ("sheikdom" is a kind of...):

demesne; domain; land (territory over which rule or control is exercised)

Derivation:

sheik (the leader of an Arab village or family)


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