ca·lif /ˈkeləf, ˈkæləf/
Ca·lif n., Cal·i·fate n., etc. Same as Caliph, Caliphate, etc.
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Ca·liph n. 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.]
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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]
Calif.
n : a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd
largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California,
Golden State, CA]