___ Dhabi

Answer:

ABU

Hint:

Capital of the United Arab Emirates, often paired with its neighboring emirate Dubai in travel guides.

Explanation:

This clue is a fill-in-the-blank for a well-known city name in the United Arab Emirates. "Abu Dhabi" is the capital, so the missing part is "ABU," which means "father of" in Arabic—a common prefix in names (like Abu Dhabi, meaning "father of the gazelle"). The answer fits neatly as the first word in the full city name.

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