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Meanings of caliph in English

Portuguese
califa
Catalan
califa

The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.

        califa
        Russian
        калиф
        Portuguese
        califato
        Spanish
        califa
        Catalan
        imperi àrab

        Head of state in a caliphate.

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              Usage of caliph in English
              1
              After this, 'Ala' al-Din remained for some time in the caliph's service.
              The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
              2
              Al-Baghdadi became the declared caliph of the newly renamed Islamic State group.
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              3
              Balsora was the capital of a kingdom long tributary to the caliph.
              The Arabian Nights Entertainments
              4
              They settled in the Chaldean marshes, assumed independence and defied the caliph.
              Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
              5
              He immediately wrote to the caliph a letter in which he says:
              History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 11 (o...
              6
              Al Farra bowed low, but said nothing; and the caliph went on.
              Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories
              7
              The caliph went up to the hall, and knocked at the door.
              The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02
              8
              The caliph was much amazed, and asked in what manner she meant.
              What the Animals Do and Say
              9
              The Sultan at Constantinople still calls himself caliph of the Moslem world.
              Early European History
              10
              Having offended the caliph, he was in prison for a short time.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              11
              The telling of this story, said the barber, made the caliph laugh.
              The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
              12
              The telling of this story, continued the barber, made the caliph laugh.
              The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02
              13
              He told, among others, the story of the caliph and his vizier.
              What the Animals Do and Say
              14
              The caliph, who had heard all the dispute, thought it very intricate.
              The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 03
              15
              When Selim the Learned had read this, the caliph was exceedingly delighted.
              What the Animals Do and Say
              16
              So the subject of who gets called a caliph is dangerous stuff.
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              Spanish
              califa
              Caliph through the time
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