 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
calif
noun: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered
to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical
Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands
and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph},
{kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}, {khalifah}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Calif.
noun: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd
largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {California},
{Golden State}, {CA}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Caliph \Ca"liph\ (k[=a]"l[i^]f), noun [OE. caliphe, califfe, F.
calife (cf. Sp. califa), fr. Ar. khal[=i]fan successor, fr.
khalafa to succed (i. e. a successor of Mohammed).]
Successor or vicar; the civil and religious leader of a
Muslim state; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both
as temporal and spiritual rulers, used formerly by the
sultans of Turkey. [Written also {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif},
{khalif}.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calif \Ca"lif\, noun, Califate \Cal"i*fate\, noun, etc.
Same as {Caliph}, {Caliphate}, etc.
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