Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Literally, a successor: the title given to the successor of Mohammed as head of the Moslem state and defender of the faith.
- noun I. (1512-20); the office has since remained in the Ottoman (Sunni) dynasty. The title calif was assumed by the Ommiad rulers of Mohammedan Spain at Cordova (755-1031), after the overthrow of the family in Asia. The Fatimite rulers of Egypt (909-1171) also called themselves califs. Also spelled kalif, khalif, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
caliph ,caliphate , etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
caliph .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
- noun a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
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Examples
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Pkm thank god the gov of calif is leaving he put calif in so much dept if the gov and floriea were together runing the state of calif all the poor people would be liveing on the street
Fiorina: Obama might have to 'eat his words' on health reform 2009
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And the calif is the most spiritual and political leader of the Muslim community.
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Rick I am an old deadhead from san francisco, calif, thanks for the news, sorry to hear about his passing did not even know he was in mexico.
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I assume you are an extremist and not a moderate thinker (if not you are brain dead according to D-calif Stark)
I Like This Ad 2009
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Well too bad for you according to the republican party and we now see why only 21% of the country identifies with the GOP. johnnie/calif
First on the CNN Ticker: RNC slams Obama in first TV ad 2009
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I'm guessing you are okay with reporter who threw a shoe at Bush ... elaine of calif
Defiant Wilson raises more than $200,000 after outburst 2009
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The State's population consist of poor white people who left the mideastern states during the civil rights movement and took their racial hate with them and profited. js ... santee calif
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Rick I am an old deadhead from san francisco, calif, thanks for the news, sorry to hear about his passing did not even know he was in mexico.
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Look what arnold did to calif a super rich womem would cut all programs out of schools
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Pilotshark Sponsored by Beoing says: geoman77 says: Chumash Casino well theres a Chumash reservation on the central coast of calif.
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