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Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert all of us so-called infidels into born-again Islamic believers or kill us.
David Hackworth

Meaning of "caliphate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALIPHATE

caliphate  [ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALIPHATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Caliphate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALIPHATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

caliphate

Caliphate

A caliphate is an Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader known as a caliph – i.e. "successor" – to Muhammad. The succession of Muslim empires that have existed in the Muslim world are usually described as "caliphates". Conceptually, a caliphate represents a sovereign polity of the entire Muslim faithful ruled by a single caliph under the Constitution of Medina and Islamic law. In its earliest days, the first caliphate, the Rashidun Caliphate, exhibited elements of direct democracy. It was led, at first, by Muhammad's immediate disciples and family as a continuation of the religious systems he had introduced. The Sunni branch of Islam stipulates that as a head of state, a caliph should be elected by Muslims or their representatives. Followers of Shia Islam, however, believe a caliph should be an Imam chosen by God from the Ahl al-Bayt. From the end of the Rashidun period until 1924, caliphates, sometimes two at a single time, real and illusory, were ruled by dynasties. The first of these was the Umayyad dynasty, followed by the several other sometimes competing claimants and finally the Ottoman dynasty.

Definition of caliphate in the English dictionary

The definition of caliphate in the dictionary is the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALIPHATE


bisulfate
baɪˈsʌlfeɪt
bisulphate
baɪˈsʌlˌfeɪt
califate
ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt
diphosphate
daɪˈfɒsfeɪt
fate
feɪt
kalifate
ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt
metaphosphate
ˌmɛtəˈfɒsfeɪt
monophosphate
ˌmɒnəʊˈfɒsfeɪt
organophosphate
ɔːˌɡænəʊˈfɒsfeɪt
orthophosphate
ˌɔːθəʊˈfɒsfeɪt
persulphate
pəˈsʌlfeɪt
phosphate
ˈfɒsfeɪt
pyrophosphate
ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒsfeɪt
sucralfate
ˈsuːkrəlˌfeɪt
sulfate
ˈsʌlfeɪt
sulphate
ˈsʌlfeɪt
superphosphate
ˌsuːpəˈfɒsfeɪt
thiosulfate
ˌθaɪəʊˈsʌlfeɪt
thiosulphate
ˌθaɪəʊˈsʌlfeɪt
triphosphate
traɪˈfɒsfeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALIPHATE

caliginosity
caliginous
caligo
Caligula
Calimere
calimocho
caliology
calipash
calipee
caliper
calipers
caliph
caliphal
calisaya
calisaya bark
Calissia
calisthenic
calisthenics
caliver
calix

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALIPHATE

adenosine diphosphate
adenosine monophosphate
adenosine triphosphate
aluminium sulphate
aluminum sulphate
ammonium sulphate
barium sulphate
calcium phosphate
copper sulphate
ferrous sulphate
glucosamine sulphate
guanosine monophosphate
hate
hydrogen sulphate
iron (II) sulphate
monosodium dihydrogen orthophosphate
potassium sulphate
sodium phosphate
sodium sulphate
sodium thiosulphate
zinc sulphate

Synonyms and antonyms of caliphate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «caliphate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALIPHATE

Find out the translation of caliphate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of caliphate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «caliphate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哈里发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

califato
570 millions of speakers

English

caliphate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खिलाफत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخلافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

халифат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

califado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খলিফাগিরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

califat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khalifah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kalifat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリフの地位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼리프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khalifah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức quốc vương của nước hồi giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலிபா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Caliphate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

halifelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

califfato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kalifat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

халіфат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

califat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλιφάτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalifaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

caliphaten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalifatet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of caliphate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALIPHATE»

The term «caliphate» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALIPHATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about caliphate

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QUOTES WITH «CALIPHATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word caliphate.
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David Hackworth
Their plan is to return the entire world - not just the Middle East - to the days of the caliphate and either convert all of us so-called infidels into born-again Islamic believers or kill us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALIPHATE»

Discover the use of caliphate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to caliphate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and ...
The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate is a complementary work to Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate, and includes some records from Palestine under the Moslems, making this work ideal for any student of Le Strange's translations.
Guy Le Strange, 2010
2
Virtual Caliphate: Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet
In Virtual Caliphate, Lappin shows how Islamists, equipped with twenty-first-century technology to achieve a seventh-century vision, soon hope to upload the virtual caliphate into the physical world.
Yaakov Lappin, 2010
3
The Second Umayyad Caliphate: The Articulation of Caliphal ...
"The Second Umayyad Caliphate" recovers the Andalusi Umayyad argument for caliphal legitimacy through an analysis of caliphal rhetoric--based on proclamations, correspondence, and panegyric poetry--and caliphal ideology, as shown through ...
Janina M. Safran, 2000
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The Fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba: Berbers and Andalusis ...
This book throws the weight of historical expertise into an analysis of a crucial and yet often-neglected period of Spanish history, the breakup of the Muslim Caliphate of Cordoba in the early eleventh century.
Peter C. Scales, 1993
5
A Medical History of Persia and the Eastern Caliphate: From ...
Elgood presents a continuous history of the fascinating art and practice of medicine in Persia (Iran) from the earliest times.
Cyril Elgood, 2010
6
The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate
This book will make a major contribution to the debate over succession. Wilferd Madelung's book The Succession to Muhammad has been awarded the Best Book of the Year prize by the Islamic Republic of Iran for the year 1997.
Wilferd Madelung, 1998
7
Baghdad During the Abbasid Caliphate
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1900.
G. Le Strange, 2011
8
God and Logic in Islam: The Caliphate of Reason
This book investigates the central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life.
John Walbridge, 2010
9
The Coming Balkan Caliphate: The Threat of Radical Islam to ...
Well-funded groups like the Saudi-backed Wahabbis continue to exploit internal schisms within local communities, while the international administrations in Bosnia and Kosovo have actually strengthened the grip of local mafia groups- ...
Christopher Deliso, 2007
10
Europe, Globalization, and the Coming of the Universal Caliphate
Europe, Globalization, and the Coming Universal Caliphate analyzes the modern political trends and strategies that are leading to major changes in Western civilization, America included, since the OIC strategy targets America also.
Bat Ye'or, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALIPHATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term caliphate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cyber Caliphate Hackers Not Linked to Islamic State
The hacker group Cyber Caliphate that was thought to be an online arm of the Islamic State has no ties to the terror group despite its cyber ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
2
Islamic State Attacks Israel From Egypt, Tries To Expand Caliphate
Islamic State branch Walayat Sinai (Sinai Province) claimed responsibility for the firing of three Grad rockets at Israel. Yochanan Visser July 6, ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
3
Israel and Egypt: The next ISIS conquests?
This year the bombs bursting in air were fired from northern Sinai by a new enemy: the Islamic Caliphate, aka ISIL, ISIS and various other ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
It will take a coalition to bring down the caliphate
Sir, The proposal by David Gardner to bring down the “caliphate” (July 1) is interesting, and I agree that it will take a coalition to do it. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Islamic State And The South Asian Caliphate – Analysis
The first propaganda video featuring Caliph Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi in late June 2014 after the declaration of the Caliphate showed him make ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
6
Inside the caliphate: No way out
The group encourages commerce across the "caliphate," he said — for example, cement supplies and vegetables moved from Turkey, through ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
7
12 'safer' in IS 'caliphate'
The 12-member British-Bangladeshi family that fled Luton and reportedly reached Syria to join the so-called Islamic State. Photo: BBC. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Isis are barbarians – but the Caliphate is an ancient Muslim ideal
But now everyone knows that a Caliphate is the declared ambition of Isis in Iraq and Syria. They have even appointed their Caliph. «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
The Gateway to ISISs Caliphate: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter …
The entrance to the terror group's so-called “caliphate” sat just a short walk down the road. Only a small border gate manned by Turkish ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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One Year Later: ISIS' Caliphate and the Strength of its War in Iraq …
This new so-called caliphate would become "the dream in all the Muslims' hearts" and "the hope of all jihadists,” according to a spokesman for ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»

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