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Meaning of Caliph | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkeɪlɪf

Definitions

  1. The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of caliph.
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Equivalents

العربية الخليفة خليفة
Azərbaycanca xəlifə
বাংলা খলিফা
Bosanski halif kalif калиф халиф
Català califa
Čeština chalífa kalif
Dansk kalif
Deutsch Kalif Kalifin (cf. Päpstin)
Ελληνικά χαλίφης
Esperanto ĥalifo kalifo
Español califa
Suomi kalifi
Français calife
Gaeilge cailif
हिन्दी ख़लीफ़ा
Hrvatski halif kalif калиф халиф
Magyar kalifa
Հայերեն խալիֆ
Bahasa Indonesia khalifah
Italiano califfo
日本語 カリフ ハリーファ
ქართული ხალიფა
Қазақша халиф
한국어 칼리파
Latviešu kalifs
Македонски калиф
Bahasa Melayu khalifah
Nederlands kalief
Polski kalif
Português califa
Română calif
Русский калиф халиф
Српски halif kalif калиф халиф
Svenska kalif
Kiswahili khalifa
Тоҷикӣ халифа
Türkçe halife
ئۇيغۇرچە خەلىپە
اردو خلیفہ
Oʻzbekcha xalifa

Examples

“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.”
“It carries us to the East, and the stately halls of the caliphs rise on the mind's eye; and we think over the thousand and one stories which made our childhood so happy, and stored up a world of unconscious poetry for our future years:...”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Calipha caliphal Caliphate caliphatism caliphatist caliphdom

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