Émirats arabes unis

== French == === Alternative forms === Emirats arabes unis Émirats Arabes Unis === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.mi.ʁa a.ʁa.b‿y.ni/, /e.mi.ʁa a.ʁab.z‿y.ni/ === Proper noun === Émirats arabes unis m pl (plural only) United Arab Emirates (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) ==== Usage notes ==== In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics. ==== Related terms ==== émirati Émirati ==== See also ====