4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Caliph \Ca"liph\ (k[=a]"l[i^]f), n. [OE. caliphe, califfe, F. calife (cf. Sp. califa), fr. Ar. khal[imac]fan successor, fr. khalafa to succed (i. e. a successor of Mohammed).] Successor or vicar; the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, used formerly by the sultans of Turkey. [Written also {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Calif \Ca"lif\, n., Califate \Cal"i*fate\, n., etc. Same as {Caliph}, {Caliphate}, etc. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: calif n : the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" [syn: {caliph}, {kaliph}, {kalif}, {khalif}, {khalifah}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Calif. n : a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {California}, {Golden State}, {CA}]
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