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   Cal·iph·ate

   /ˈkāləˌfāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler: historical "the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus was overthrown by the Abbasids"
   • ▪ the area ruled by a caliph: historical "Cordoba was the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba that governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from caliph + -ate1.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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