Muscat and Oman

Muscat and Oman

See Oman.

Muscat and Oman

n (Placename) the former name (until 1970) of (the Sultanate of) Oman

O•man

(oʊˈmɑn)

n. 1. Sultanate of. Formerly, Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. 2,446,645; ab. 309,500 sq. mi. (119,969 sq. km). Cap.: Muscat. 2. Gulf of, a NW arm of the Arabian Sea, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. O•ma•ni (oʊˈmɑ ni) n., pl.

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Muscat and Oman - a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oilOman, Sultanate of OmanArab League - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperationArabia, Arabian Peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resourcesGulf States - the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulfcapital of Oman, Masqat, Muscat - a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of OmanAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizationsOmani - a native or inhabitant of Oman