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词汇 caliphate
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Definition of caliphate in English:

caliphate

noun ˈkalɪfeɪtˈkeɪlɪfeɪt
historical
  • 1The rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler.

    the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus was overthrown by the Abbasids
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The caliphate was replaced by an independent local dynasty, the Aghlabids, in 800.
    • As long as the Caliphate remained strong, Armenia continued to prosper, and a new Bagratid kingdom was established as a centre of manufacturing and trade.
    • It was during the caliphate of Hazrath Umar Farooq that Abu Sufyan died.
    • In AD 656, after the assassination of Uthman, the third caliph, Ali ascended to the caliphate.
    • In the eighth century, the Abassid caliphate established its capital at Baghdad.
    1. 1.1 The area ruled by a caliph.
      Cordoba was the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba that governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Their profits, partly from spices, sufficed to make Venice, Genoa, Florence, and other city-states almost as rich and powerful as the caliphate of Egypt.
      • From the ninth century onwards the Turks began to enter the Caliphate, not in mass, but as slaves or adventurers serving as soldiers.
      • Al-Andalus became the Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031).
      • Swedish Vikings were active in the Baltic area, and also ventured into Russia and the Arab caliphate of Baghdad.

Origin

Early 17th century: from caliph + -ate1.

Definition of caliphate in US English:

caliphate

noun
historical
  • 1The rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler.

    the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus was overthrown by the Abbasids
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was during the caliphate of Hazrath Umar Farooq that Abu Sufyan died.
    • In the eighth century, the Abassid caliphate established its capital at Baghdad.
    • The caliphate was replaced by an independent local dynasty, the Aghlabids, in 800.
    • In AD 656, after the assassination of Uthman, the third caliph, Ali ascended to the caliphate.
    • As long as the Caliphate remained strong, Armenia continued to prosper, and a new Bagratid kingdom was established as a centre of manufacturing and trade.
    1. 1.1 The area ruled by a caliph.
      Cordoba was the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba that governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula
      Example sentencesExamples
      • From the ninth century onwards the Turks began to enter the Caliphate, not in mass, but as slaves or adventurers serving as soldiers.
      • Their profits, partly from spices, sufficed to make Venice, Genoa, Florence, and other city-states almost as rich and powerful as the caliphate of Egypt.
      • Al-Andalus became the Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031).
      • Swedish Vikings were active in the Baltic area, and also ventured into Russia and the Arab caliphate of Baghdad.

Origin

Early 17th century: from caliph + -ate.

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