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calif

calif is the alternative spelling of caliph.

Meaning of caliph

Noun

caliph (plural caliphs)

  1. The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
    • The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.

Forms of calif

pluralcalifs

Questions about calif

What is calif the alternative spelling of?
Calif is the alternative spelling of caliph.

Words near calif in the dictionary

  1. Calie
  2. caliectasis
  3. Caliendo
  4. Caliendos
  5. Caliente
  6. calif
  7. Calif.
  8. Califano
  9. Califanos
  10. Califat
  11. califate

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