A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UAE

Fri, 2 Feb '24
Nation whose currency is the dirham: Abbr.
Mon, 18 Dec '23
Dubai's country, for short
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Home of Umm al Quwain: Abbr.
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Home of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: Abbr.
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Abraham Accords country: Abbr.
Thu, 20 Apr '23
Mideast federation since 1971, in brief
Wed, 19 Apr '23
Abu Dhabi's grp.
Sun, 2 Oct '22
Country bordering Oman, for short
Thu, 1 Sep '22
Persian Gulf land: Abbr.
Mon, 22 Aug '22
Dubai's country, for short
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Abu Dhabi's land: Abbr.
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Home to the Burj Khalifa, for short
Mon, 15 Nov '21
Persian Gulf land: Abbr.
Wed, 20 Oct '21
Home of the Burj Khalifa, for short
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Neighbor of Oman: Abbr.
Tue, 27 Apr '21
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of it: Abbr.
Tue, 20 Apr '21
Country with the world's tallest building, for short
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Persian Gulf land, in brief
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Home of Etihad Airways: Abbr.