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anticaliphate

anticaliphate noun: a government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.

Noun

anticaliphate (plural anticaliphates)

  1. A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.

Adjective

anticaliphate (comparative more anticaliphate, superlative most anticaliphate)

  1. Belonging to the political stance of repudiating the idea of caliphate to rule.

Forms of anticaliphate

Noun
pluralanticaliphates
alternative formanti-caliphate
alternative formanti-Caliphate
alternative form (rare)antikhalifate
Adjective
comparativemore anticaliphate
superlativemost anticaliphate

Origin of anticaliphate

From anticaliph + -ate, or anti- + caliphate.

From anti- + caliphate.

Questions about anticaliphate

What does anticaliphate mean?
Anticaliphate means a government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed to the Islamic State of Muhammad under a caliph.
What part of speech is anticaliphate?
Anticaliphate can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of anticaliphate?
The plural of anticaliphate is anticaliphates.

Words near anticaliphate in the dictionary

  1. anticalciuric
  2. anticalculous
  3. anticalin
  4. anticalins
  5. anticaliph
  6. anticaliphate
  7. anticaliphates
  8. anticaliphs
  9. anticalligraphic
  10. antically
  11. Anticalvinistic

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