caliphate
pronunciation
How to pronounce caliphate in British English:
UK [ˈkælɪfeɪt]
How to pronounce caliphate in American English:
US [ˈkeɪlɪfeɪt]
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- Noun:
- the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- the office of a caliph
Word Origin
- caliphate (n.)
- "dominion of a caliph," 1610s, from caliph + -ate (1). Meaning "rank of a caliph" is recorded from 1753.
Example
- 1. The caliphate was taken over when the ottomans invaded egypt in 1517 .
- 2. But is the caliphate a religious doctrine-something central to islam-or just a detail , however important , of history ?
- 3. Not one treacherous arab government has yielded to the caliphate .
- 4. Their idea of a caliphate may be fanciful , but they will be hard to defeat by missiles alone .
- 5. He called for an islamic caliphate caucasian population , but local residents continue to support him .