English dictionary

Caliphate

/'k/&/l/@/,f/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community

noun.time

Examples
Their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate.

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the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph

noun.location

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the office of a caliph

noun.act

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The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.

noun

Source: webster1913