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]